Living with Deafness
There are various ways in which coHearentVision support Deaf people, these include:
Sign Language Interpreting Service
The Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) is based at the coHearentVision , and was established in 1995. The service provides a confidential and impartial sign language interpreting service to all deaf people living within the Leeds area.
SLIS ensures that deaf people can access every part of life, without themselves ever having to pay for an interpreter; the service is free to deaf people and is theirs by right. Find out more about the Sign Language Interpreting Service.
Information Advice & Guidance
Our BSL Interpreters can also help you with the following:
- Advice, information and guidance ( give you information so you can make your own choice)
- Referral and signposting
- Support with employment issues (CV’s, interview skills, training etc…)
- Advocacy (supporting you in your everyday life to be independent)
- Support with understanding letters
- Support with making phone calls (benefits, bills, debts, /accommodation (managing rent / mortgage, organising repairs, etc…)
This page was created on: October 15, 2009 and last modified on May 17th, 2012 at 10:15.
