On 17th June 2022 we hosted a party in partnership with Deafness Resource Centre for the Merseyside Deaf Community to celebrate the launch of 999BSL.

The service is the UK’s first ever Video Relay Service (VRS) connecting Deaf people to the emergency services (police, ambulance, fire and coastguard) via a remote British Sign Language interpreter – www.999bsl.co.uk

We had a variety of of activities including a family petting zoo and 93 members of our community attended. The launch party was funded by a generous grant from the Deaf health charity SignHealth.