Work on a text-free, illustrated Ugandan Sign-Language (U.S.L.) booklet for everyday use..

... began recently with the production of a text-free, illustrated menu,(above), for our friend Amber's Deaf Culture/Uganda Culture Evening. The food was similar to that we had in Arua! Many shared their experiences of crossing language barriers.

Could you host a similar event in your area to help us raise financial support?

This pilot text-free Ugandan Sign Language (USL) booklet sample
is being produced in response to requests by the parents and teachers of numerous isolated Ugandan deaf people for a text free USL booklet for everyday use.



This initiative has the Ugandan National Deaf Association’s support and the scanned USL images are used with their permission and retain their copyright.


It is our shared hope that the finished booklet will provide Uganda's isolated deaf and their communities with a powerful, affordable, accessible communication tool to enable them to strengthen relationships, learn, earn and participate

Our vision is to bring isolated deaf people

to see themselves as Jesus does:
God’s workmanship, beloved children and co-workers.

We believe this is possible through the Deaf Connections partnerships we are developing in Uganda, the U.K. and elsewhere.

I was pleasantly surprised how readily available the images I needed were. My aim is to have a text-free, illustrated Ugandan Sign-Language (U.S.L.) booklet for everyday conversations ready for use from this September.

We are just under halfway to our monthly target of £2500 support per month from this September.

If you plan to financially support our vision on a monthly basis or through a one-off donation do please get in touch now, so we can help you set up with a standing order.

Thanks. Adam.

25th Deaflympics take place in Taiwan 5th Sept – 12th Sept.

is a forthcoming event we are hoping will get good TV coverage this year. I was invited, as a comminication support volunteer, to the joint City of Stoke Athletics Club/DUKA Deaflympics trials for Britain's top deaf athletes on the weekend of 18-19th April.

In the event I wasn't needed, but it was good to learn that such events are happening in the NW Midlands. Helen

Deaf Youth 4 Christ Camp

The deaf 18-35 year olds I'd recently met locally either had work commitments or were reluctant to go on a camp with a deaf group they were not familiar with. Adam

Midland Deaf Sports Association Ball

This was a great night out to which 150 + deaf came. The disco was signed and subtitled to maximise access. Signing rather than speech was THE way to communicate! Good to learn how other deaf people have adapted to succeed.

Deaf-bikers

was another deaf organisation that I came across lately. They have a rally in June which I hope to attend, having done our compulsory bike training (CBT). We plan to have a motorbike in Arua, Uganda as it will be a quick and economical way to get about. Feel the breeze is their tag-line.. Ad.

“At Work With The Deaf Community In The West Midlands”..

.. was the title of a short film I saw recently. It was premiered by the Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry and produced by ‘Zebra’, a deaf run film company. It gave me a fascinating insight into deaf peoples’ experiences of work-related issues – both good and bad. e.g. access to training opportunities, health and safety, discrimination, unions and job descriptions.

One humourous story a deaf man shared was about a factory fire drill which he was oblivious to as he sat on the toilet. He was interupted by a note being pushed under the door telling him that there was a fire. His need for relief was only marginally less than his need to save his life! This event changed safety practices in the factory. How would a “At Work With The Deaf Community In Uganda “ film differ? Food for thought.. Ad