Stories in the Spotlight
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Continuing support from Soroptimist International
In 2025 we were very pleased to be nominated as one of the Soroptimist International Liverpool’s Charities of the Year. The SI President Pat Perkins is passionate about supporting the Deaf community and continues to join forces with MSDP to make a difference. You can read more about Pat, and her personal connection to the…
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Leadership Transition at MSDP
After more than five years at MSDP, and a total of 17 years of working with and empowering Deaf people, I decided to step down from my role as CEO of MSDP in January to return to academic studies in leadership. It has been a privilege to serve the Merseyside Deaf Community and to lead…
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Successful Healthy Heart Event
On Thursday 25th September, MSDP proudly hosted our Free Heart Health Check Day in partnership with Soroptimist International Liverpool and the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. As one of Soroptimist International Liverpool’s Charities of the Year, we’re thrilled to be working together to bring vital health opportunities directly to our Deaf and Hard of Hearing…
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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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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…