One of the biggest barriers a person living with deafness will face is communication. Whether its communicating with a doctor, teacher, loved one or bus driver, the impact of constantly missing out on information and being unable to make yourself understood, can be extremely frustrating.

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GDA provides a range of communication support services for people living with hearing loss:

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• British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters

• Communication Support Workers

• Deaf Blind Communicators

• Electronic Notetakers

• Speech to Text Operators

• Lip-speakers

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It is the right of a deaf person to request communication support during a meeting or appointment.

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If your organisation, school or group is providing a service to a deaf child, young person or adult, or perhaps a family member such as a parent who is deaf, or you have an employee who is deaf, please get in touch.

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To book communication support, you will need to register with us. Please call the office or email bslinterpreters@gda.org.uk

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If you have already registered with us please click the Book Communication Support button on the left side of this page to make a booking. 

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Read our guide to the DO's and DON'Ts of working with BSL interpreters by clicking here.