Member Support – T&C’s
On Thursday 2nd July members joined Linzi Weatherson for another webinar. The focus was lipspeaking ‘Terms & Conditions‘ with particular attention given to remote lipspeaking.
Member Support – Microsoft Teams
On Thursday 25th June, our members joined Linzi Weatherson for a webinar focusing on Microsoft Teams; including: 🔺 How lipspeaking can work at its best 🔺 How your appearance can vary per device 🔺 How to see instantly who is talking 🔺 How to turn on closed captions
Member Social
On Thursday 18th June a number of our members came together for a virtual Social event. Together, peers shared a drink and a safe space and what they discussed......well that will stay with them!
Member Support – NRCPD Part 2
On Thursday 11th June members were joined by NRCPD Registration Service Manager, Kate Price. Kate delivered an incredibly informative webinar and our lipspeakers learned a wealth of knowledge about changes to continuous professional development (CPD) going forward.
Member Support – Legal
On Thursday 4th June, members were joined by special guest, Rosalind Josephs, for a webinar focusing on lipspeaking in the Legal domain. The webinar covered Top Tips, Do/Dont’s and much more...so much more - we went 30mins over! What an incredibly informative webinar it was!
Member Support – Supervision
A huge thank you to Paul Michaels, RSLI, for an incredibly informative webinar on Thursday 28th May; focusing on ‘Professional Supervision’. Our members thoroughly enjoyed the session and we look forward to exploring the subject more!
Member Support – Twitter, Part 2
On Thursday 21st May, members joined Linzi Weatherson to explore Twitter in more detail. Linzi covered: • Retweeting • Conducting Polls • Trending • Creating lists • Hashtags
Member Support – NRCPD
On Thursday 14th May, members joined Linzi Weatherson for a webinar focusing on NRCPD. This webinar covered: • Structured/Unstructured Points • Uploading evidence • Descriptions • NRCPD badges • Points we have all forgotten to include
Member Support – Signs in Context
On Thursday 7th May members joined Linzi Weatherson for a webinar focusing on ‘BSL Signs in Context’. Members discussed signs for: • Coronavirus • Social Distancing • Furlough • Contact Tracing • Swab Testing
Member Support – Twitter
On Thursday 30th April, members joined a free webinar between 18:00-19:15 to learn all about Twitter. A huge thank you to Linzi Weatherson for preparing and delivering this session for us.
Bullying & Harassment Workshop
Do you know the different between Bullying & Harassment? Martin Fox-Roberts, RSLI, provided a Bullying & HArassment Workshop on 22nd February 2020. 12 ALAS members joined Martin to share experiences, both positive and negative, of being bullied themself or witnessing bullying. One member in particular was very brave and shared her emotional experience of bullying, and showed incredible resilience.
Ethics Worlshop – 28/10/2019
"Every choice that we make has a consequence" On Saturday 28th October ALAS members joined Sarah Haynes, RSLI for an Ethics Workshop in Bristol. Sarah helped members to: Unpick personal and professional values in a thought provoking session Introduced ethical frameworks and explained how to use them Reflected on our Code in relation to ethical values Apply the Demand Control Schema toreal situations
Emergency First Aid at Work
Tuesday 18th September saw 10 ALAS members complete a First React ‘Emergency First Aid at Work RQF Level 3 Qualification’. Trainer, Joe, taught members essential life saving first aid techniques, including CPR and AED. Members who hold this essential skill have it listed on their ALAS directory listing.
Lipreading Awareness Week – An Extraordinary Blog
As a child, I was always an avid reader, perhaps because my general lack of coordination meant I was so terrible at sport. I read anything and everything; consuming every book in my parents house and the local library several times over before I went to secondary school. One book that made a lasting impression on me, and first got me interested in politics was the brilliant ‘Yes Minister Diaries’. I [...]
Wondering why there are now two associations for lipspeakers? Lesley, Chair of the Association of Lipspeakers with Additional Sign speaks to deaf entrepreneur Terry Pizzey of Walk Through Online.
Terry: I am hard of hearing and use lipspeakers from time to time. How do I know who to book? Lesley: Very good question. Every person’s needs are different. You explained to me that you are new to using lipspeakers and that you find some signs being used added to the meaning and that you also found that in turn, this meant the lipreading was less tiring. You would benefit from [...]
Making Police work accessible
In partnership with Police Link Officers for Deaf people (PLOD), ALAS members attended an informative CPD day at Southampton Police station on Saturday 7th April 2108. Members were given a comprehensive tour of the police station followed by a Q&A session with PLOD officers. This included the process for those being arrested, victims and witnesses. Lipspeaker Jay even managed to have his height checked in the custody suite. In the afternoon [...]
Police Workshop & AGM
We are looking forward to welcoming ALAS members to our second CPD workshop. In conjunction with the police link officers for deaf people (PLOD) Chair Lesley Weatherson is hosting this informative day with colleague and fellow BSL Interpreter Glen Barham MBE. “Many lipspeakers and BSL interpreters do not feel confident or competent to work in the police setting. We hope that by having a tour of the busy station, an insight [...]
We’ve turned one!
ALAS is celebrating a successful first year! After establishing in January 2017 the association has 18 members and over 800 followers on Twitter. With growing demand for lipspeaking with additional sign and with more lipspeakers now being trained, there was a need for a register that identifies lipspeakers who can sign from those who can’t. Until ALAS established, opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) had been limited for lipspeakers and therefore additional [...]
Using a Lipspeaker for the first time…
Nick Oliver writes for Action on Hearing Loss and explains his most recent experience of using a Lipspeaker. Who was this lipspeaker I hear you asking......our very own membership secretary Linzi Weatherson. Enjoy! Last Word (Action on Hearing Loss mag, Aug 2015)
Competition time!
It's Lipreading Awareness Week 2017! It has happened to us all, that moment when we have misheard a word, missed what someone has said, or just completely lipread them wrong. We want to know when has lipreading gone wrong for you? What words have caused confusion?! Communication professionals, perhaps someone has misheard you, or been mistaken when you have given instruction. Tweet us your funny stories for a chance to win one [...]