British Sign Language – Breaking The Barriers Of Communication. Short Documentary

In the documentary the BSL interpreter and the deaf BSL instructor are sharing their thoughts about current barriers between the hearing and the deaf population in the UK. If you want to support deaf community you can visit the British Deaf Association website : https://bda.org.uk/ If you want to contact Aftab BSL instructor you can find all the important information on the BSL Communication website : https://bslcommunication.co.uk/ Andy Hesselwood professional BSL interpreter - [email protected] 00:00 Intro 1:00 Andy, the BSL interpreter 1:40 The stereotypes about deaf and Interpreters 4:13 Aftab, the deaf BSL instructor 6:42 Most challenging aspect of being an interpreter 10:25 Emergency situations 11:50 Massive lack of the interpreters in the UK 13:22 How the lack of the interpreters affect deaf people 14:37 The best way to support deaf community 16:59 How and where to learn the basics of BSL 18:25 The best thing about being an interpreter #bsl #deaf #education #disability #documentary #shortdocumentary #film #interpreters #socialproblems #signlanguage