Stories in the Spotlight
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Wirral Commitment to Carers’ Conference
We were delighted to attend the Commitment to Carers Conference, hosted by Wirral Carers Alliance at the Floral Pavilion on Wednesday 11th June 2025. The event formed part of Carers UK’s 60th anniversary celebrations, with the themes of Empowered, Connected and Equality reflected throughout the day. The conference offered a fantastic opportunity to connect with…
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Free IT training for Deaf people
Introducing an exciting opportunity We are very pleased to have received £4,840 of funding from Ørsted and the Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund to provide a 10-week IT skills training course for Deaf people. The sessions will cover a variety of different topics, from basic use of phone/tablet/computer to finding out how new technology like…
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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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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…