Words in Hand – Exploring your BSL Heritage
Date: Monday, 11th November 2024
Time: 1pm – 3pm Free
Venue: Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Falkirk
Presenters:
Audrey Cameron, Rachel O’Neill, John Hay, Lilian Lawson, Clark Denmark.
Nearly 50 years ago the Edinburgh BSL research project was set up at Moray House. This project was phenomenal because it led to the recognition of BSL as a language.
We have recordings from the project in British Sign Language which we are preserving. There are so few recordings of sign language in history. It is much easier to record now, but examples from the past are rarer. The stories and examples recorded for the project and beyond uncover the experiences of a generation of Deaf Sign Language users.
Come and find out how BSL began and about the Edinburgh BSL Project which was the first recognition of BSL as a language.
Lilian Lawson and Clark Denmark will explain why their role in Edinburgh BSL project team was important. John Hay will delve further back into the history of BSL in the UK. We will show clips from the video tapes with commentary, and there will be activities for the children and young people to explore the issues raised.
Target Audience: Children and young people (P4-S6) interested in deaf history and BSL.
Additional Support: Presentations will be in BSL, there will be BSL Interpreters. Live Captions will be available. Please indicate if you are bringing a radio aid.
Visit our website to sign up: https://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/deaf/dnov24.html
BSL Translation on the webpage https://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/deaf/dnov24.html
