Sue Platt, Deaf START Lead
AC - Learning Inclusion Service
Leeds City Council
PO Box 911
Making our services easier to access
To make it easier for deaf, British sign language (BSL) users to access our services, we provide SignVideo Web Access Points at some of our One Stop Centres and SignVideo Web Access so people can use this service from their own home.
Other organisations who work to support people with sensory impairments include:
How we can help
The Deaf support, training and resource team (Deaf START) work with young people aged 16 and over who are deaf and live in Leeds.
They help young people to access courses in local colleges or training centres.
Our specialist staff can provide:
• two-way interpreting in British Sign Language and English during classes
• two-way interpreting for interviews, open days, trips, parents' evenings, EHC Plan meetings, and much more within the education sector
• advice to staff on how to improve the learning environment and communication methods with a deaf learner
• a range of strategies and communication modes as appropriate, for example, written communication, British Sign Language to Signed Supported English
• deaf awareness training to college staff and public institutions delivered by the city lead Teacher of the Deaf (QToD) and deaf instructors from within the DAHIT team
• tuition to assist deaf students with their written English delivered by post-16 QToD within the DAHIT team
How to refer a young person
Referrals to the Deaf START are often made by colleges or training centres. Young people can also use their own finances to employ a member of the team.
To make a referral call 0113 378 6689 or email Sue.Platt@leeds.gov.uk.
If you would like to write to the team, you can also post a referral to:
