Hands That Talk

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: joe@handsthattalk.co.uk. 

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

• On line shop which sells training and support product materials