- Aim: Develop and trial innovations, including virtual signing applications, to improve access to information delivered through electronic formats such as websites.
- Impact: The RNID New Technologies team launched a new service to provide BSL signed content suitable for websites and other electronic applications and has worked with several organisations during the year.
Avatars (computer generated images of people) with better facial features and slicker movement were selected to create more realistic signs in virtual signing applications.
Virtual signing research work with both the BBC and Scottish Qualifications Authority was successfully completed.
- Aim: The above aim and impact is available in BSL
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- Aim: Improve access to communication services for deaf people by delivering 20,500 high-quality communication assignments across the UK. Increase the number of qualified language service professionals (LSPs) by providing six training programmes to move a minimum of 30 individuals towards registerable status.
- Impact: We processed 25,133 bookings for communication assignments, however due to the continuing shortage of LSPs and an increasing number of cancellations, we actually delivered 17,613 communication assignments.
We continued to develop our relationships with freelancers and now work with more than 300 registered LSPs across the UK. We ran six high level BSL courses, from which 37 students gained BSL qualifications. We also ran one NVQ level 4 interpreting course leading to the registration of another five interpreters.
The BSL Futures project in Wales had 10 apprentice interpreters registered by the end of March 2008.
In continuing to build a training infrastructure, we trained 13 people to become A1 Assessors and supported seven deaf people through Training the Trainers with Confidence courses to assist them in delivering more high level BSL courses in the future across England and Wales.
- Aim: The above aim and impact is available in BSL
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BSL
A ceremony held at RNID on 20 May 2008 to award certificates for the following qualifications: Level 4 NVQ in BSL, Assessor Level 1, Internal Verifier and NVQ Interpreting in BSL/English.
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