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Haptics Workshop
On Monday 19th February friends of BRIGHT gathered together in London Waterloo to learn about ‘Haptic Communication’. We were joined by the wonderful Penny Gunn who gave a lecture on the history of Social Haptics for Deafblind; who created the concept, why it was created and how it can be implemented in everyday life. Social haptics is a form of non-verbal communication whereby messages are conveyed through the sense of…
LIVERPOOL STREET
On 2nd May 2023, we (Zoe and Vicki) visited one of London’s biggest train stations: Liverpool Street. We were invited to meet with representatives from Network Rail, MTR and Seller to discuss the upcoming 1.5-billion-pound refurbishment of Liverpool Street Station, and how to make travelling by train more accessible for deafblind people. We were asked to provide feedback from our members at BRIGHT, and that’s exactly what we did! Feedback…
BSL ADVISORY BOARD NEWS..
We at BRIGHT are THRILLED to have been invited to join the government’s new BSL Advisory Board! This board is made of 16 members of the D/deaf and deafblind communities, all whom have lived experience of BSL. Have a look at our introduction video here!
Remembering Kathleen Hankinson
We would like to express our deep thanks to Bromley Chain for making a donation on behalf of their dear friend, Kathleen Hankinson. Please read on to hear a bit more about this amazing woman: REMEMBERING KATHLEEN HANKINSON Kathleen, much loved and respected Patron of local charity Bromley Chain, died in February 2022 at the age of 93. Described as “a superb advocate for Deaf and DeafBlind people” it was heart-warmingly…
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