Trainer: Darren Townsend-Handscomb RSLI (FASLI) is a highly respected RSLI, Coach, Positive Psychologist, Trainer, Facilitator, and Social Activist.    Amongst Darren's many talents he also runs DeafATW.com, a resource on Access to Work (AtW) for Deaf people and the...

Topic for the workshop – Supervision as part of self care – Suitable for both qualified and trainee Lipspeakers  – Trainer Ali Hetherington RSLI/ PGCert Supervision - Time:  10:00 - 16:30 - Location The Priory Rooms, 40 Bull St, Birmingham B4 6AF

The committee would like to thank all concerned for their many hours of hard work in helping to create this more modern looking website which aims to not only promote the wonderful skills of the professional lipspeaker. But also offer a more satisfying user experience...

The NRCPD Practioners' Forum will be meeting as a group in York on the 28th March 2019. Your views are important and matter very much to the ALS.  We are therefore delighted to inform you that the ALS will be in attendance on your behalf.

Lipspeakers will be in attendance - If anyone would like some sign to support their lipreading then please ask. We will be very happy to accommodate. The ALS do hope that as many people as possible can make it on the day.

The DWP has said that the ATW budget will now be raised to 2 x the National average salary. This means that from 1st April 2018 the cap (maximum award) to ATW budgets will be increased from £43,100 to £57,200. For more information please visit www.deafatw.com  A Video...

Dear registrant or trainee We have received a number of queries from registered practitioners about the DBS enhanced disclosure, which NRCPD currently requires for registration. We are being advised that the DBSis now refusing to provide enhanced disclosure to...

On Sunday, July 30th 2017, Diana was out walking with her beloved dachshund, Bertie, on New Kings Road of Parson Green, London. It was the weekend of Ride London, a popular and largest annual cycling event. She was involved in a collision with a competitor and...

Lots of visits to the Lipspeaking Information Table at the ATLA (Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults)  conference. Many were intrigued as to how professionally trained lipspeakers worked with deaf users of English to access information in a variety of...

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