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hi jules thanks for your kind welcome on your p.s. im a interpreter for deafblind people my partner is deafblind.At the moment weer just back from Menorrca then off to grande canaria with a party of deafblind 13 of us with guides so hope we dont loose anyone ha ha godbless ta ta.p.s sorry about spelling as i do sign language all day and get sloppy.

Hi,

Nice to get your message

I hope you had a good time on your travels.

If you are interpreting for deaf/blind people does that involve using sign language on the hand? Or do you work with people with Usher where you need to be positioned properly for them to see you?

Hope to chat later when you return,

Jules

hi there in answer to your question,yes deafblind manuel is each word is spelt out letter by letter on the left hand of the deafblind person.Bs.l and makaton,that is a form of b.s.l for children or people with learning difficulties but with sight or parcial sight.b.s.l is reganal so it varies from area to area its difficult to grasp so thats why we have to attend collage for3 or 4yers but deafblind manuel you can learn in aday.its marvelous when you get a reply even if you spell wrong.My partner who was born deaf then went blind when she was 11 yrs old is an examiner for c.a.c.d.p she takes sighted hearing people in thier exam with the aid iof a sighted examener soif you need anymore yap abuot things just drop line thank you for reply godbless.

I have stage two BSL myself

Hi how nice to hear that its a pleasure to yap to you mind its a thank less job but its great to get a reply even if its to tellthe guide communicater to improve thier spelling.My partner is from belfast so went to deaf school there and found it very hard it was like something out of dickens bleakhouse.As ithink i said im an interpreter for deafblind also level 2 unless you work for s.s. or sense colleage is expensive if you have to pay for your course.Ihope you make it your job as there is a shortage of people taking up the profetion as i said its a thankless job but worth while ive been doing it for 15 yrs and have felt like giving up but its like a drug,are you going to make it your carreeror just another string to your bow as they sayso its nice to yap to you pleasee excuse my spelling its terrible godbless.

I do use BSL as part of my job, yes, I work with deaf children

Ahh you are an angel thats what i call you we have children from sense visit d.b.u.k.to use our kitchens and in all the years ive been doing this job i get a tear down my cheek thats why i feel more people should get trained up.However some just last a few weeks doing the job as they want to control the deafblind or deaf and that just dont work they get surprise when find out d.b have minds of thier own my partner is computer mad and braille reads sport and news on her power braille even carries out running repairs on her 11 yr old computer it was out of a brubbish skip would you believe.The reason they get them out of the rubbish skips is because they cannot afford newones.We go to spain a lot and my betterhalf is regesterd with once that is sense in spain she gets regular e.mails from friends there even our cat EL BONDO GETS emails from sonoritas las catos its ok im suffer interpreter block mean my brain just goes off on its own.How ever i think you are doing a wonderful job from one proffecanal to another and i realy mean godbless my spellings get worse agghh.

hi again just a short note deafblind manuel isnt hard if you remember the vowels like your thumb is .Athen first fingeris E. middle finger is I then ring finger O. then little finger is U. it took me a bit longer to learn if you do exam for interpeter you must do over 60 words a minute.As i am a full time carer and do d.b.manuel as well as hands on as well as b.s.l 24-7 its no prob but i think tio work with children you are an angel so dont people say differant so godbless hear from you soon.

Hi again,

Thank you for your kind words, I will remember them when work gets me down

Hooray - it's officially the weekend and it's looking lovely outside Although I don't do too well in the sun - I tend to wilt and burn...

Jules

Hi same here the sun tends to make me look like a tomato red and boy dont i get sore never mind.Yes we do have our off days same as deafblind people however they can be excused.It can be mentally taxing however to work with deafblind children takes a speacial person who can be strong and not shout up to god and ask why.We have lot of young people who come from sense u.k.to learn cooking skills and how to look after them selves and we see thier carers how patient they are great people im glad you dont mind me praise you as it can be a thankless job sometimes anyway you have a lovely weekend and wear a sunhat ha ha and stay as cool as a pussy its kind of you to reply godbless.