The team are also seeking a speaker for this event!
Please get in touch if you can help!
Deaf Education Advocacy Fellowship (DEAF) is very excited to announce the launch of the Deaf Black Minority Ethnic Project.
This project aims to provide an opportunity for the BME communities of Trafford and the wider Greater Manchester area to engage and receive accessible information on core issues in the area. The project hopes to raise awareness of services and facilities that can improve the lives of deaf and black ethnic minorities who live in the area.
Do you live in the Trafford or Greater Manchester area?
Would you like to be part of a network of people supporting BME issues?
The sessions will offer a unique opportunity to access information; meet other people and watch presentations by brilliant guest speakers whom we have organised.
Different topics will be discussed at each session and those attending will decide what is on the agenda for each session.
For example, housing issues, domestic violence, social care, disability services, learning disability support, hate crime, family support, counselling, isolation and social activities. The session will also be able to sign post you to find the right services within Trafford/Greater Manchester.
Deaf BME individuals and communities traditionally have faced many barriers preventing access to information and services, in-part due to communication needs not being met. In working with multi-cultural groups, we aim to break down and remove these barriers, providing more knowledge and awareness. We are an organisation that strongly believes that Deaf people from diverse and different cultures should have access to information without feeling isolated or ignored.
Our BME service has a well established three year track record of running projects which provide services and events on a monthly basis. We also provide services for Education, Employment, Benefits, and Welfare to Work.
Please click on the link below which explains all about the BME project and you can see the British Sign Language Video with audio:
http://www.deaf-fellowship.org/trafford-deaf-bme-project/
Hosting our session on Friday 22nd January 2016, 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. at Harry Lord House, Humphrey Road, Stretford, Manchester M16 9DF.
Please email or text 07544 310 458 with any queries or concerns and to reserve your place.
Junior Adminstrator
Abdullah Patel
E-mail: Abdullah@deaf-fellowship.org
Web: www.Deaf-fellowship.org
Phone: 0161 945 6058