Deaf & Deafblind Service
Deaf and Deafblind Services
- British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters
- Communication Support Workers
- Specialist Notetakers (manual and electronic)
- BSL translated videos
- Sighted Guides
- Specialist language support
- Exam support
- Easy Read documents
Deaf Services Feedback
Education - College
“I am happy with the support I have received from ASSIST. The staff I have met have always turned up on time, been friendly and supportive. The support out of class …… has been very useful, a really big help. Communication with the office has been easy – thank you for arranging the interpreters for me including last minute cover for interpreters when they have been off.”
Medical
“Many thanks! All of [the] interpreters who supported me during the labour and birth has been absolutely amazing!”
Platform
“I wanted to share with you some positive feedback for the BSL Interpreters that were signing the … graduation ceremonies for the past few days. The team are always wonderful, helpful and have us all in awe at how well they can sign, often with very little preparation for a handful of the speeches.“
Police
“Can I just say- I am so grateful for **** and your team rearranging commitments today and being so keen to help us. I said it to ****, and I’ll say it again, we could not have progressed this investigation today and safeguarded a really vulnerable victim to the extent we have without ****. We were all so impressed by her competency and professionalism. ……. It’s good to keep it local too!”
Funeral
“Thank you for the extraordinary service you provided to ****, and by definition to all of us when you supported her on the occasion of Mum's funeral on Monday. Your reassuring presence in church was an absolute blessing to me and a great way for **** to feel included.
Many people commented on how wonderful it was to see you sign, especially when you match the sound, pace and tone of music. I should perhaps apologise to the lengthy eulogy, but I don't have to because you are so very competent, professional, and approachable. I loved that you helped **** to socialise ……, where again my friends noticed that you initiated topics of conversation that would get **** both talking and heard.
**** you have helped us out countless times over the years and I do hope our family association with you might continue, although we could do with more happy opportunities rather than funerals.”