Paul Redfern was Head of Community Development of the British Deaf Association for five years before becoming Chief Executive for Richmond Advice and Information on Disability. He has been very active in the training and teaching of Deaf and Disability Equality. Nicholas Callow and Laraine Callow are partners and co-directors of Deafworks, a specialised consultancy exclusively concerned with the social and legal issues around D/deafness. They have 25 years' teaching experience with Deaf children in day and residential special schools and in hearing-impaired units.
* : Introduction
* 1.: Eats shoots and leaves: An introduction to BSL grammar (including
linguistic words e.g. placement, classifiers etc)
* 2.: Walking on the beach: Starting facial expressions (including
questions)
* 3.: Make that cup of tea! Placement
* 4.: It takes two to tango: Role shift
* 5.: A ball is a ball: Iconic signs
* 6.: May I have this dance please? Asking questions (includes
rhetorical questions & turn taking)
* 7.: Getting from A to B: Directions
* 8.: Am I coming or going? Directional verbs
* 9.: A leap into the unknown: Multi-channel signs
* 10.: Alphabet soup: Fingerspelling
* 11.: Counting...: Numbers and dates
* 12.: Shut that door! Equipment
* 13.: Putting it all together: Telling a story
* 14.: Putting it all together: Family and friends
* 15.: Putting it all together: About myself
* 16.: Where do I go from here? Next steps
