Working Parts

Please join deaf visitors on Saturday 4 June, 2pm for BSL TALK with interpreter Jessica Heller, when photographer Brian Griffin Talk about his photographs in Black Country, you can find out why Brian thinks ’Growing up in the Black Country was the best thing that ever happened to me’

I was asked by Kevin Bailey of Wolverhampton Disability Network to create a banner for International Day of Disabled People. I was asked to do this by running a workshop with Deaf and Disabled people during the Disability Film Festival at The Lighthouse. I met Kevin and Alan McLean from Working Parts a week before the workshop. This helped me to get the general idea and they were keen to visualise people’s ideas of independence. I really appreciate the fact that it was a face-to-face meeting because it’s easier for me to understand. The access for the workshop was brilliant – I would have not coped if it wasn’t for the wonderful interpreter Natalie. It enabled me to confidently communicate with everybody and allowed them to get used to me as a signer. I cannot think of a better way to improve this as I received the support I needed (thank you to both Alan and Kevin!) Read the rest of this entry →

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