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ACTION DEAFNESS – COMMUNICATIONS INTERPRETING SERVICE FOR DERBYSHIRE – FROM: OCTOBER 1st 2022

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Action Deafness provides specialist Communications Interpreting services.

We provide highly trained communication professionals to facilitate communication in any situation to empower Deaf people to access services.

SERVICES INCLUDE:

British Sign Language Interpreters: Transfer meaning from a spoken language into a sign language and vice versa

Lipspeakers: Repeat spoken messages using facial expressions, natural gestures and fingerspelling to support communication for people who lipread

Deaf Translators: Transfer meaning from a written language into a sign language or from a sign language into a written language. Conveying meaning from British Sign Language into other forms of sign language meeting the individual needs of the person

Speech-to-Text Reporters (STTRs): Provide real time written (captions) account of what is being said in a meeting for Deaf people

Note Takers: Provide a summarised written account of what is said in a meeting for Deaf people

Interpreters for Deafblind People: Interpret information from a spoken language into the Deafblind Manual alphabet, Visual Frame, Hands On signing or other methods of communication meeting the needs of the Deafblind person

Remote Interpreting through Digital/Virtual ways: Sign Language interpreters on a screen – laptop/computer

OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERPRETING PROVIDERS CAN ASSIST YOU IN DERBYSHIRE WITH ADULT SOCIAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES for:

  • Adult care assessments and support plans
  • Occupational therapy appointments
  • Health-based activities e.g. weight management, stop smoking or drug & alcohol support
  • Appointments for Deaf parents ie Schools’ Parents evenings
  • Limited support for legal, banking, housing

To book these services, contact our team at: 

Email:[email protected]

Tel: (+44) 0116 2533200

For emergency or out of hours appointments service is available from 8.00am – 9.00pm: 07947 714 040 (voice/SMS)

Thank you for your support!

Action Deafness would like to thank Signapse who hove kindly translated our home page. Signapse are a team of Deaf and hearing people; entrepreneurs, engineers and researchers. They build artificial intelligence solutions for clients who want access to sign language translation and interpretation.