Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work
This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
DWP is leading a review of the market for British Sign Language (BSL) and communication support for people who are deaf, deafblind or have a hearing loss. We are working in collaboration with other government departments, support organisations and the communications and language profession.
This call for evidence seeks to improve our understanding of the role communications support workers have in supporting people who are deaf, deafbind or have hearing loss. Community support workers could include:
- interpreters for deafblind people
- lip speakers
- note takers
- sign language interpreters
- sign language translators
- speech to text reporters
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Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work
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Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work: summary
Related call for evidence
We have also published a call for evidence to review the market for communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK. That call for evidence closes on 4 March 2016.