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British Sign Language/English Interpreter

Joined September 2015
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
#ASLIEastMids has Dr Robyn Dean presenting over 2 sessions in May & June. Robyn will be looking at #DemandControlSchema which is one of the key aspects of interpreting. Open to non-members too but book quickly as there are limited places! asli.org.uk/event/demand-con…
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Having a great time talking to WM @ASLI_UK #bsl #britishsignlanguage #deaf
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
Brilliant to see our @royaldeaf friends at @DofESouthEast @DofE supporting with #DeafAwarenessWeek !! Don’t forget - those doing #DofE can learn #BSL as a #Skill!! #BritishSignLanguage – at Colchester, England
Happy #DeafAwarenessWeek from #DofE South East to all our deaf and hearing impaired DofE participants and colleagues! @royaldeaf
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
As #coronavirus #lockdown continues this week @royaldeaf #Silver @DofE group undertook #zoom #remote #Deaf #BSL #training as we are unable to go camping at the moment! Limiting the impact of #services & #opportunities for #Deaf #youngpeople & maintaining #training @DofESouthEast – at Colchester, England
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
We know that with #coronavirus #lockdown this means an impact of #services and #opportunities for #youngpeople especially #Deaf #youngpeople however here at @royaldeaf we have been working hard to provide @zoom_us @DofE @DofESouthEast #Bronze #Training – at Colchester, England
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
Call for Action #WhereIsTheInterpreter? #WhereIsTheInterpreter #Coronavirus #Stayathome #Deaf #BSL users need access to #BorisJohnsonPM's announcements. See here for more details: asli.org.uk/call-for-action/
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
NHS111 VRS now available 24/7 - please make people aware.
ATTENTION! Important information about Coronavirus. (COVID-19) #Coronavirus @NHS_111 @SignVideo @SLi_interaction
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
Massive #congratulations to our @royaldeaf #Bronze @DofE group... Having walked a total of 30.5km over two days they have #achieved the #expedition #section of the #DukeofEdinburghAwards 🏆 @DofESouthEast @NDCS_UK @EssexDCS @OSleisure @OrdnanceSurvey #Deaf #BSL #Access #Hiking – at East, England
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
The countdown begins for our FIRST EVER @royaldeaf #Bronze @DofE #Expedition on Monday... Good luck to #RAD’s #DukeofEdinburghAwards group in the prep for next week! @DofESouthEast @NDCS_UK @actnforchildren – at Colchester, England
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Samantha Dowsett retweeted
Inspired by @CalderValleySRT, @royaldeaf @DofE #Leaders played ‘How fast can you fold a map?’ @SamSLI1 won with a time of 4.40 seconds! 🙌🏻🗺 @DofESouthEast @OrdnanceSurvey #Deaf #BSL #DukeofEdinburghAwards #volunteer #volunteers #Map #Challenge #GetOutside #Staysafe #LoveMaps – at East, England
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So here we are letting our hair down after a hectic days racing! We won the young participants award with the youngest average crew. @royaldeaf #pioneer #sailtraining #oga55th #oga #cowes #readyforbed #harddaysracing #traditional #teamwork – at Cowes, England
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Tune into @bbcradio4 at 9am tomorrow to hear @Gambia_Terp chat about interpreting for a Deaf poltergeist & growing up with a Deaf mum. @Gambia_Terp is a collective that supports the professional development of sign language interpreters in the Gambia. mydonate.bt.com/charities/th…
#GambiaInterpreters #bbcsaturdaylive Exercise some of your privilege and make a difference to the lives of people like Mariama, a Deaf Gambian in need of access to sign language interpreters. mydonate.bt.com/charities/th… Here Mairam explains why:
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Been listening to Saturday Live since the John Peel days. And now I'm to be part of it for a morning. Ain't life amazing. #GambiaInterpreters #bbcsaturdaylive
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