
News & Events
News & Events
May 20th 2018 – Sign of The Times Poetry – East Sussex Hearing Resource Centre
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.
ATW Budget Cap Increased from the 1st, April, 2018
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...
Important information about NRCPD’s requirements regarding the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
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...
Tributes to our lipspeaker colleague Diana Leigh Barimore – 21st September 1950 ~ 31st August 2017 –
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...
13th May 2017 – RNIB, London … Was a great success. Thank you to all who gave of their free time to man the stand.
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...
ALS Survey Monkey Has Arrived in Your Inbox !
YOUR committee are interested in YOUR views. So don't forget to complete the first ever ALS Survey Monkey questionnaire that is now in your inbox !
Renew your membership for 2017
A gentle reminder that membership for 2017 is now due. Membership runs one full year from the 1st January to 31st December. Full membership still remains at £40 per year! Many thanks in advance for your kind support of the Association of Lipspeakers.
Accessible Information Standard
From the 31st July 2016, all NHS England and adult social care services must follow a new set of rules called the Accessible Information Standard. The Standard tells health professionals what they MUST do to improve communication and accessibility for people with a...
Sara Scanlon Funeral Details
Sara Scanlon’s funeral will be held at 12.30pm on Saturday 16th July at St James RC Church, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 3FD. Please find the funeral order of service for those who can’t attend. Please see below for a map and directions from Reading Station. Parking is...
Sara Scanlon, Lipspeaker blog.
http://terptree.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/what-does-lipspeaker-do.html Read about Sara, NRCPD registered level 3 lipspeaker talking about her work.
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