Perth & Kinross Council British Sign Language (BSL) Plan

We want BSL users to help us;

• by testing Contact Scotland
• with changes to our website
• with our BSL interpreting and translating guide for staff before any contracts are agreed with BSL Interpreters
• by telling us which of our staff should be trained first
• by telling us if the staff training is what you wish it to be
• by meeting with us at least twice a year to make sure our plan is progressing as you wish  and telling us if it isn’t!

From 11 June event:

• Our Plan needs to be written in Plain English
• More staff need to be trained in BSL
• More staff need awareness training in BSL and Deaf Culture
• We need to use BSL qualified interpreters and other support when required for meetings
• Communication for BSL parents and BSL children needs to be good so parents are more involved
• Access to jobs and further learning is important
• We need to improve access to health services
• BSL users would like to be more included at events and other activities in the local area
• Local political parties should be doing more for BSL users

By 28 June event:

• Met with different people who contacted us to submit their ideas
• Shared the feedback with Dundee and Angus Councils (and they did the same in their meetings)
• Our plan was rewritten in Plain English where possible
• Changed some of the actions in our draft plan to make sure what you have asked us to look at is included