York Deaf Advocacy Service
Vicky Dixon, Team Leader from Community Links, has put together a proposal for a much needed Deaf Advocacy Service in York (and possibly North Yorkshire). She’s seeking feedback from D/deaf adults and young people aged 16+ to help make this a reality.
What the service will do
Provide information, advice and guidance to D/deaf* people aged 18 and over to solve everyday problems that arise as a result of:
- Communication barriers
- Health inequality
- Financial inequality
- Social inequality
- Discrimination
*This applies to people who identify as: D/deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deafened or Deafblind who communicate via BSL, spoken English, Sign Supported English (SSE), written English, non-British Sign Language or any combination of these.
How the service will work
The service will employ one person to deliver the service in 4 different ways:
- Drop-in service
- Outreach
- Advocacy
- Community engagement
You can find out more from Vicky in this short signed and captioned video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhQ_ZHKRQ-w
