Hands That Talk

Hands That Talk

Hands That Talk
116 Main Street
Dungiven
BT47 4LG
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Joe Hider, Project Co-ordinator
Hands That Talk is a cross-community, voluntary organisation which seeks to engender a pride in the Deaf Community, its culture and language and promote a greater interest in and awareness of deaf people, whilst acknowledging the valid contribution that t

About Us

 Hands That Talk was set up in early 2000 as a direct response to the enormous gap in provision for those people in our community who are either deaf or hard of hearing. Hands That Talk is a Registered Charity, peopled by volunteers from all sections of the community and since its establishment, has grown to be the largest Deaf Community inIreland.   The project began as a small local initiative in Dungiven Community Resource Centre but such were the demands on its resources that it had soon to relocate to larger premises. A further move is planned to a much larger purpose-built centre on a prime site provided by Limavady Borough Council . This offer of a site by the Council is recognition of the ever-increasing demand for the service provided by Hands That Talk, the considerable achievements it has made over the years and the dedication of the project members.

 Hands That Talk provides a range of supportive services including:

  •  Campaigning and raising awareness

  •  Interpreter services for both British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL)

  • Training:  Hands That Talk will be offering a range of Sign Language Courses in September 2012 at their centre (116 Main Street, Dungiven)

  • Level 1 British Sign Language (2 Classes) - Thursday 4-6pm and 7-9pm beginning on 13th September 2012.  Duration is 32 weeks and fee is £105.(Concession fee is £35)

  • Level 2 British Sign Language - Tuesday 6-8pm beginning on 11th September 2012.  Duration is 2 years (70 weeks in total).Fee is £150 p.a. (concession fee is £40 p.a.)
                      (These fee costs do not include examination fees (£28 at present for each module) 
    • Deaf Awareness and Communication Tactics - date to be confirmed

    • Basic BSL Sign Language Course - date to be confirmed 

    • There is also a possibility of an NVQ Level 3 in British Sign Language as well as NVQ Level 6 in British Sign Language depending on the number of people interested. 

    • We will also be delivering a range of other courses for Deaf and hard of hearing people. 

    • Hands That Talk can also deliver courses on site for your organisation. If you are interested in a quotation, please contact the office on 028777 42776 or email: [email protected]. 

  • Social activities through our Deaf Club, Walking and Lunch Clubs 

  • On line shop which sells training and support product materials

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Type of Organisation

VCSE

Team

  • Hands That Talk
  • Joe Hider
  • Dearbhaile Hutchinson
  • Martina Allen