Due to the Covid-19 situation the ALS 2020 AGM will take place via Zoom. Times (tentative) 10:00 - 14:00 with additional time for 'mingling'. Following the AGM, the NRCPD - (The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People)...

Shame Resilience, Dr Jules Dickinson (RSLI) - Postponed till further notice

6 wks -  'What are You Worth ? ' Lipspeakers & Notetakers  plus optional session: 'Gender & Worth' - Delivered by Darren Townsend-Handscomb (RSLI) & Benjamin Philips (RSLI)

Minutes on the NRCPD website - www.nrcpd.org.uk

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...