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my niece is now working with deaf and blind teenagers down in Kent

Will make a note of that Diana - thanks! As a deaf/hard of hearing person, I have had no need to learn sign language as I have always mixed with hearing people. So I only know that vowels. :-)

Bec - all tests held when sober at meets - so guesing we'll never test!! :O)

THANK YOU!!! Can finger spell but nothing else and learning BSL is one of my ambitions! xx

Jay - hope you don;t mind I have faxed the place where I think he works (or at least worked) and asked them to get him to contact you!! Hope it works! xx

Marion - Interpreters can't be deaf as they need to hear what is being said and sign it to the deaf people concerned!! What I was meaning was if his mum keeps teaching him to sign then he'll have a profession with his hands before he passes a single GCSE!! :o) xx

My two year old son, watches Something Special everyday, he is fasinated by the sign language. We were out the other day and he said ' chips, you sign chips' and made the action for sign and pointed at his chips. I was so pleased. Think I will look into taking him to lessons, they do a rhyme and sign, near where I live. catherine x

Hi Pink No he is not deaf, but his mum teaches him wee thing's. My son has picked it up very well and if they in a busy noisy place they sign away to each other. I was worried that teaching him at a very,very young age would hold back his speaking but, I had nothing to worry about. He told you when he needed a drink or was hungry before he could say it. It saved a lot of tears when normally you would not know what was wrong with him. Marion

Oh Jay i'll keep trying!! Night xx

Oh bum...Diana [email protected] came back in postmaster as not addy but i off now so will see in morning ..GOODNIGHT ALL...ANGELS ON YOUR PILLOWS.....Jay.x.

Oh marion make sure she keeps teaching him and doesn't just rely on lip reading if only because interpreters can earn over £150 an hour!! xx

My daughter-in-law is deaf. My two yr old grandson was tought quite a few things, he is not deaf but it really helped him tell you what he wanted before he could speak, now he can talk the hynd legs off a donkey lol. Marion

I have done Level 2 sign language but they failed me. I want to continue learning. Thanks. Fi x

even if people just learn how to finger spell the deaf community would be so grateful!! Good luck everyone xx

Thanks for that i'll take a look it would be handy at work

jay - have emailed 8 deaf centres in kent area so keep everything crossed we may well find him!! xx

Thanks for that Diana, my Dad is deaf and lip reads and I have a hearing test in April, as it looks like I'm beginning to lose my hearing too, so this may come in handy in the future. M.

Jay - have sent you a PM - will try and help!! xx

Thanks Diana, I will have a look tomorrow. It is bad enough being hard of hearing but it must be so frustrating not being able to communicate if nobody can sign. Ann Glos

Thankyou so much Diana...An old friend of mine from Gillingham,Kent, Sean Morgan was a deaf teacher ( he was deaf himself but lip read brilliently) taught me loads and 5 years back he moved to Ramsgate to work and we lost contact.....I am forgeting now as no one to sign too and would love to meet him again.................If anyone knows of any deaf societies that maybe able to help me please email me...Thanks once again..Regards Jay.x.x