Stories in the Spotlight
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Partnership with the University of Liverpool
Our working partnership with University of Liverpool continues to go from strength to strength, with new cohorts of medical students attending our Deaf Awareness training every September. Background to the partnership The partnership between MSDP and the University of Liverpool began over 20 years ago. The original workshops were set up and jointly delivered by…
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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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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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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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Profile: Stuart McGibbon
We work with some fantastic people at MSDP, and for this impact report we would like to highlight Stuart our Rehabilitation Officer, for his exceptional service and dedication. Stuart’s commitment to understanding and supporting our clients’ needs exemplifies our charity’s mission and values, making a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve. The…
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Developing our staff
Investing in our staff is crucial to enhancing service user experiences and making our charity an excellent place to work. This year, we have focused on professional development, infrastructure improvement, and performance optimisation. Apprenticeships Level 7 Apprenticeships commenced last year with our CEO enrolling on a course through Liverpool John Moores University, and our Finance…
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VOLA grant to upgrade our IT room
In Summer 2023 we were awarded £8,295 from the VOLA Consortium, as part of the the Digital Connectivity for Local Community Facilities Project. VOLA has been appointed by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) to manage the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in the local area, and we were very grateful to them for awarding…
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Rose Ayling-Ellis and Rosie Cooper visit MSDP
In February, Strictly Come Dancing and Eastenders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and former MP Rosie Cooper brought a film crew to the Deaf centre for Rose’s BBC documentary Signs for Change. The film crew at the BBC wanted extras in the background, but we offered to bring her in while the community were in so it…
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Funding from CAF
2021-22 was a strong year for fundraising. We secured £262,681 from Trusts and Foundations. The majority of the funding came from a bid to the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Resilience Fund, which we are extremely grateful for. This support has enabled us to implement an 18 month programme of improvements around our internal structures and…
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Launching 999BSL
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…
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Supporting the BSL Bill
January brought the exciting news that the BSL Bill was finally making its journey through parliament, meaning legal recognition of our language for the first time! The bill was an important first step in giving BSL users equal access to public services, and MSDP played an active part in the campaign. The Rt Hon Rosie Cooper MP was responsible…