Videos of news and updates provided in BSL. Student Support Fair: Friday 13th January 2023The University of Edinburgh's Student Support Fair returns to McEwan Hall on Friday 13th January 2023. this event is an opportunity for students to attend and meet with staff from various central support services. A BSL/English interpreter has been booked for this event so if you require communication support then come along and find the interpreter at the DLSS stall. More information can be found on the dedicated Student Support Fair webpage. Older newsInternational Day of Sign Languages 2022To celebrate International Day of Sign Languages, we share an update on how barriers faced by deaf staff and students in higher education are being identified and broken down. An Edinburgh Impact news piece has more on this: A sign of changeWelcome Week 2022: 12th - 18th September 2022The University of Edinburgh has published a recording of Principal Prof Peter Mathieson's Welcome Ceremony 2022 which has British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and captions.Principal's Welcome Ceremony 2022Sign Language Week 2022:Staff at the University of Edinburgh are pleased to be supporting Sign Language Week 2022, which runs between 14 - 20 March 2022! Please have a look at our dedicated webpage for a variety of videos, information and resources which might be of interest to you! https://www.ed.ac.uk/about/british-sign-language-plan/sign-language-week Image A screenshot of the Welcome Ceremony 2021 video with the University Principal Prof Peter Mathieson. You can access the Welcome Ceremony 2021 with BSL translation by clicking this link. An update from our BSL Officer, Alison, on some of the work that has progressed from the University's BSL Plan over the last few months. Additional links:BSL translations:Student Disability Service (SDS): About us | The University of EdinburghComplaints procedure: Procedure | The University of EdinburghSport and Exercise - Individual Performance Programme: Individual Performance Programme | The University of EdinburghBSL Awareness training for staff: BSL Awareness training | The University of Edinburghthis can be accessed via MyEd (EASE log in required)Summer School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (10th and 11th August 2021): Summer School | The University of EdinburghCareers Service: Disability and mental health | The University of Edinburgh scroll down to find the link for BSL videos of ATWBSL Session at the Open Day, March 2021: Postgraduate Virtual Open Days Recordings: 23-25 March | The University of Edinburgh scroll through the playlist and look for 'Supporting BSL-using students'(published on 2nd August 2021) Additional links:Bilingualism Matters - https://www.bilingualism-matters.ppls.ed.ac.uk/internati.../Edinburgh Culture Conversations - https://www.ed.ac.uk/.../edinburgh-culture-conversationsEdinburgh University Sports Union Facebook post - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2867250090160442Edinburgh University Sports Union Twitter post - https://twitter.com/UoESportsunion/status/1311302367187480577?s=20 University of Edinburgh COVID19 updates - https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/covid-19(published 2nd November 2020) This article was published on 2024-10-29
