Cam Uni Student Needs BSL Users for Research

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATmnVaDiD2w Cambridge University Student Rowena Bermingham is looking for people to take part in her research into sign language. Here’s what she says about her work: My name is Rowena Bermingham and I am a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. My PhD research concerns the way native signers and non-native signers differ when

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Cambridge University medical students begin fast-track BSL at CDA Sign Language Academy

For the seventh consecutive year, CDA Sign Language Academy Senior Tutor Jamie Billiam welcomes students from Cambridge University’s Medical School for their fast-track British Sign Language Level 1 course. The six students will be learning BSL to the level 1 certificate with some deaf awareness and medical sign language part of the specially adapted curriculum.

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Tickets available for tourettes lecture at Cambridge University (with BSL and captions)

The 12th Annual Disability Lecture called Laughter as a Catalyst for Change will be given by Jess Thom. Book tickets here The lecture is an opportunity to hear Jess talk about the often misunderstood neurological condition, Tourette’s Syndrome, which causes her to say ‘biscuit’ up to 16,000 times a day. Organised jointly between the University’s Disability Resource Centre

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