This society began with myself, Sarah and Ciara noticing how unaware the general public are of the deaf community. We felt that more people, including ourselves, should make the effort to communicate with the deaf community rather than remaining ignorant of them.

Therefore, we decided to set up the Glasgow University Sign Language Society. We feel that this society will help to facilitate effective communication between University of Glasgow students and the Deaf community.

We plan to fill out this aim by bringing a qualified Sign Language teacher to teach levels 1 and 2 British Sign Language. In doing so, this will increase awareness of the Deaf community, improve employability and open up a variety of career opportunities!

Amy Porter