‘Sign for Change’ Family Fun Day 2023
Category: Fundraising
Coronavirus Community Support Fund success!
Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, means that we will be able to provide clear panel face masks to our local d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing community free of charge. Thanks to the Government for supporting our ‘Make It Clear!’ Campaign and making this possible.
This funding will also provide us with the opportunity to distribute clear panel face masks to local businesses and service providers and deliver Deaf Awareness and Communication Skills workshops as part of our ‘Make It Clear!’ Campaign.
For too long, retail spaces have been inaccessible for people with hearing loss. Whether this has been through the use of background music, a lack of hearing loops, or be failing to provide their staff with deaf awareness training. These barriers should not exist. The Covid-19 pandemic has only added to these barriers, with face coverings, physical partitions and social distancing creating a more difficult experience. Deaf people are known to be more likely to have poor mental health. We want to ensure that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people in Dorset and Wiltshire enjoy equal access, opportunity and have the same independence as hearing people in order to reduce the risk of negative social, health and economic impact as a result of Covid-19.
Face coverings must now be worn by retail, leisure and hospitality staff working in areas that are open to the public and where they’re likely to come into contact with a member of the public. This includes:
- shops
- supermarkets
- bars
- pubs
- restaurants
- cafes
- banks
- estate agents
- post offices
- public areas of hotels and hostels
Wearing a clear panel face mask goes a long way to help remove barriers to communication for your d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing customers. To request a ‘Make It Clear!’ Campaign Pack and complimentary supply of reusable clear panel face masks for your workplace please email Zoe at admin@wdda.co.uk
‘Make it Clear!’ Campaign Launch
Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association is pleased to announce the launch of our new ‘Make it Clear!’ Campaign to get clear panel face masks in to circulation to help prevent further barriers to communication for the d/Deaf and HoH community. 
We are working with NooN Masks & Apparel to distribute an initial supply of clear face panel masks (along with details of how to go about ordering more directly) to local businesses and service providers to help raise awareness of the communication issues caused by the wearing of face masks.
A supply of clear face panel masks will also go on sale (at a heavily subsidised price) direct to members of the d/Deaf and HoH community who need them for themselves and/or family members. Please email admin@wdda.co.uk to register your interest and/or pre-order.
Your nomination really counts
£1,000 could make a big difference to the work we do to ensure that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people in Dorset and Wiltshire enjoy equal access, opportunity and have the same independence as hearing people. That’s why we’d be really grateful if you could nominate us in the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Awards.
Your nomination could be the one that wins us £1,000. The awards are designed to give eligible charities in the UK and Republic of Ireland the financial assistance they need to help them make a real difference. In total, 500 charities stand to gain £1,000 and we’d love to be one of them.
Winning would enable us to deliver Deaf Awareness & Communication training to local Nursery and Primary Schools in Dorset as part of our ‘Sign for Change’ campaign, breaking down the barriers to communication faced by pupils who are deaf or have a hearing loss and creating a more inclusive environment within our schools.
It’s quick and easy to nominate us. Just visit movementforgood.com, click ‘nominate now’ and enter our details. The closing date for nominations is Sunday 24 May 2020.
The more nominations we get, the greater our chance of winning, so please spread the word to your friends and family.
Thank you, as always, for your time and support
Play the lottery, support WDDA!
BH Coastal Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Bournemouth. All good causes supported by the lottery will benefit Bournemouth and its residents.
Play the lottery, support Bournemouth – it’s that simple! To date, Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association has already received in the region of £100 thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week. Each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance to win a prize each week, with a top prize of £25,000! That’s a better chance of winning than the National Lottery or the Health Lottery!
Each ticket will consist of 6 numbers and each number will be between 0 and 9. There will be a draw every Saturday night when a 6 digit winning combination will be picked. Prizes will be given to players with tickets that match the first or last 2-6 numbers from the winning combination. Match all 6 and you win the JACKPOT!
To support Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association all you have to do is to join the BH Coastal Lottery using the WDDA BH Coastal Lottery page. WDDA collect 50% of all ticket sales made.
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