Stories in the Spotlight

  • RED Caravan exhibition of Liverpool memorabilia

    RED Caravan exhibition of Liverpool memorabilia

    In October 2022 we were pleased to welcome the RED Caravan to MSDP. The RED Caravan was created by Emma Case and is part of The RED Archive, which is a collection of photographs and stories from Liverpool football fans.

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  • Promoting better healthcare for Deaf people

    Promoting better healthcare for Deaf people

    Our focus on improving healthcare access and experience for Deaf individuals has led to several impactful initiatives. By working closely with health service providers and the Deaf community, we’ve highlighted challenges and driven positive changes.

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  • Improving health & wellbeing in our community

    Improving health & wellbeing in our community

    This year, our initiatives have significantly enhanced the health and wellbeing of our community. Through collaborations with various partners and the introduction of new programs, we’ve provided critical support and information to our service users.

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  • Bringing Sign Language to Life: Signing puppets

    Bringing Sign Language to Life: Signing puppets

    At MSDP, we are always on the lookout for ways to enhance the lives of the d/Deaf and Hard of hearing community. Recently, we received a generous donation of signing puppets from HearFirst, a fantastic Deaf-led organisation who deliver workplace training, who also helped to develop our fantastic Deaf Awareness e-learning course! We are thrilled…

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  • Introducing: Mandi

    Introducing: Mandi

    Mandi was born prematurely and diagnosed as profoundly deaf at 1 years old. Her mother was devastated and worried about all the things that Mandi couldn’t do. However, through her specialist deaf schools Mandi found support and confidence and in her own words; “the only thing I can’t do is answer the phone.” Mandi’s first…

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  • Tickets to the LFC Legends match

    Tickets to the LFC Legends match

    Liverpool Football Club kindly donated 20 tickets to MSDP, to enable members of the Deaf community to attend the Legend Football Match on Saturday 22nd March. Due significant interest, LFC increased to number of tickets to 45. Everyone really enjoyed the match, and the feedback has been fantastic. The group signed You’ll Never Walk Alone,…

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  • Liverpool Apprenticeship Levy

    Liverpool Apprenticeship Levy

    In November 2024, Jo Parr (CEO) and Sarah-Jane Walker (Head of Services) attend an event at Liverpool City Football Club to celebrate the Liverpool City Region Apprenticeship Levy, which they are both currently using to fund university courses. Find out more in the video below.

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  • Volunteer profile: Jackie

    Volunteer profile: Jackie

    MSDP is a charity and we rely on our volunteers to help us run various aspects of our work. One of our volunteers is Jackie Barrow, who joined us in 2022. Jackie was born Deaf to hearing parents and uses speech, but also uses some BSL. Jackie finds it hard sometimes to understand what people…

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  • Stop Loan Sharks

    Stop Loan Sharks

    What is a loan shark? Loan sharks’ are people who lend money without permission. This is against the law. The loan shark may be someone you know, like a friend of a friend or someone you meet at the pub. They are often very friendly, but that can change very quickly. They could pressure you to repay,…

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