“My hearing aid is my superpower” 🦸‍♀️ When her hearing rapidly deteriorated in her early thirties, Rachel decided to challenge perfection and proudly show off her hearing aid. Read her story here from RNID 👉 buff.ly/l1V07Hr

🚨Deaf and use sign language interpreters or other communication professionals? Live in the UK? Want to own and take part in a community business? You can! Find out how here buff.ly/Hac3E7M

Where does our money go? As and when we make a profit, we reinvest, sending that profit back into training, fair and sustainable pay for workers, improved tech, and projects that support our community - it's all about growing the solution we want to see, together.

Thinking about doing some volunteering in 2026? Here, BSL user Barry shares his experience of volunteering with RNID in Somerset for over a year. He visits care homes to help residents with practical hearing aid support. 👉 buff.ly/DtO1I96

Happy New Year! We hope you had a fun and refreshing break. We're looking forward to another year of connecting communication professionals with healthcare providers, Deaf users, universities, and more!

What even is a worker member? Our worker members are the heart of the co-op, the Communication Professionals who deliver language services, and the Signalise staff team. In agencies you can invoice.

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day twelve - "On the twelfth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Good news!"

On the eleventh day of Christmas Signalise sent to me... a summary of 2025!

Our new services page is live! Get a clear, accessible summary of everything we offer — from on-site interpreting to video relay services. Check it out here 👉 buff.ly/EQyVkW4

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day ten - "On the tenth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Deaf community visits to get users views, increase Deaf members and help design the bookings website!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day nine - "On the ninth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Nine protected characteristics from the Equality Act!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day eight - "On the eighth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Eight busy committed staff working hard!"

Merry Christmas from all of us at Signalise! While our services remain open as usual - our social media is taking a break. We've set up some posts to share over the break, and we will back here on the 5th January. We hope you have a fantastic break - see you next year!

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day seven - "On the seventh day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Seven cooperative values!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day six - "On the sixth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Six different communication professionals!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day five - "On the fifth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Users, workers, investors, staff and the board!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day four - "On the fourth day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Four membership meetings a year, or more!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day three - "On the third day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Three types of members: users, workers and investor members!" - and we're now at 400+ members!

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. It's great to look back and see how far we've come! Here's day two - "On the second day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Two calls to join as a co-op member!"

This Christmas, we're sharing our 12 Days of Christmas videos from back in 2022. Here's day one - "On the first day of Christmas, Signalise sent to me... Good news about the BSL Act finally!" Remember when that happened?

Signalise is a unique service, co-designed by our members - Deaf people and communication professionals. Only by working together can we meet the needs of all our user groups. Find out more about our work ➡️ buff.ly/JxoqWFA #Coops #BSL

Did you know you can JOIN US and be a member of Signalise? Together, our 400+ user, worker and investor members co-own and co-create the future of this business. Being a co-owner means you have a real say in how we're run, what we do and how we grow. One member, one vote.

👋 Hello #Deaf people heading for a GP appointment in Cheshire and Merseyside! We provide communication professionals in person and by video call 24/7 to help Sign up or login to make a booking here buff.ly/3OMwrBW

What does #AI mean for British Sign Language? RNID are leading a ground-breaking project to ensure AI in BSL is developed ethically, inclusively, and with the right oversight. Read all about it here ➡️ buff.ly/GlSIFAb

Right now we’re raising £150,000 through community shares. Community shares are a type of investment that lets you invest in a co-op you believe in,

"Our commitment is to ensure that Deaf culture and history not only endure, but flourish" The British Deaf Association (BDA) and the British Deaf History Society (BDHS) have announced a new partnership to secure the long-term future of Deaf heritage in the UK. Read all about it ➡️ buff.ly/qZaFJqZ

Love this! 💪 Vincent is an online coach at ‘Sign Fit’ helping deaf people get confident with their fitness. Read all about his commitment to providing accessible fitness programmes for deaf gym-goers here from The Limping Chicken ➡️ buff.ly/FztPI2R

🤝 Our membership is what sets us apart from our competitors. We are run by and for deaf people and interpreters/translators. If you want to improve access standards and change the way that services are delivered, sign up today! Find out more and join us ➡️ buff.ly/pbuIXqJ #Coops #BSL

We don’t just support access for the Deaf community to services — we’re working on all aspects of our employment. We recognise the importance of social value and understand why it is crucial to deliver added value to public sector contracts.

Are you a Sign Language Interpreter in the UK? Think it could all be done better, for everyone? We are a co-op bringing together Deaf users, and the professionals working with them Join us and have YOUR say buff.ly/9m8w4dV

Did you know? Signalise is NOT an agency! Signalise is a co-op, a community-run business structure that centres the people who use and provide our services over corporate interests. Decisions aren't made by big bosses or private owners in offices far away.

"I wanted to create designs that celebrate BSL, raise awareness, and help normalise deaf identity in everyday spaces." Kylie Shaw founded Badge Religion – a range of BSL badges – earlier this year. Learn all about what inspired Kylie here from The Limping Chicken ➡️ buff.ly/fN80Y9d

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities! At Signalise, we are dedicated to working together with Deaf people and communication professionals to make healthcare, events, college and university, and social occasions as accessible as possible for Deaf people. buff.ly/aMl8KeH

🤔 #DYK we're set up as a co-operative? That's a business that is collectively owned and democratically run, for the benefit of it's members Find out more about why we are a co-op on our website here ➡️ buff.ly/3EzaFuN #Coops

What is 'Deaf Heart'? Have you heard of this before? It means putting Deaf people and the Deaf experience at the heart of everything we do. It's not just a slogan, or tokenism - it means really, truly, working with - not doing services to - Deaf people.

🤔 Are you looking to book a language professional and/or interpreting services? Call or email us and we'll do our best to connect you with the person you need It's all on our website here buff.ly/OAri8xw #BSL #Interpreter #Deaf

Did you see? Signalise is now officially on two national nhs.uk frameworks — the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) and HealthTrust Europe (HTE) frameworks for interpreting and translation services. Read more about what this means and how we’re continuing to innovate here 👇 buff.ly/sVlgLEN

Huge congratulations to Nimbus, the winner of the Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Justice Award and The Tax Academy for the Tech for Good: Technology Social Enterprise of the Year at the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2025!

"This is a once in a generation opportunity for our sector." We are pleased to see that, at yesterday's Autumn 2025 Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the Department for Business and Trade is calling for evidence on support for co-operatives.

🎉 Congratulations to our members GLL, Social adVentures, Zaytoun and @signalisecoop.bsky.social who are up for UK Social Enterprise Awards tonight! Good luck to all! All categories and nominees ➡️ buff.ly/jr466sA @socialenterpriseul.bsky.social

Great news to get the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social manifesto pledge moving @signalisecoop.bsky.social #coops

Are you Deaf person accessing healthcare across Cheshire and Merseyside? We provide communication professionals for: ✅ Appointments, enquires and more ✅ On demand 24/7 ✅ In person and video call Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/3OMwrBW

Did you know that doctors and hospitals have a legal duty to book you a #BSL interpreter? They have to follow the NHS Accessible Information Standards. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/DB7181q?

📚 Richard D France is the Deaf Support Coordinator at City Lit in London and in his spare time has been writing books about his mental health experiences. Read all about the inspiration behind writing his own books here from The Limping Chicken ➡️ buff.ly/9owNdON

☎️ Are you a Deaf person who would like to call the doctor, other NHS services or for calls for work or at home? Our Video Call Service can help 📞 👉 Find out more, including how to book us, here buff.ly/3FMU1cY

🏥 DYK? Signalise provides a video interpreting service for some of the doctors and hospitals in Cheshire and Merseyside This means Deaf people can use our service to call and book a doctor's appointment or talk to those hospitals. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/j53DQ2W

We will always do our best to make sure we meet your needs and requests wherever possible. If your preferred interpreter isn’t available, we will contact you and check that you are happy with who we have booked. Discover more on our website 👉 buff.ly/j53DQ2W #Deaf #BSL

Take part in RNID's website research for a chance to win £100! RNID are doing some research to improve how their website is organised. When you finish the activity, you can enter your email address into a prize draw. Entries are open until 23 November - take part here 👉 buff.ly/0zeHf6t

❓What is a social enterprise? A social enterprise is a business for good. Signalise... ... gives customers value ... increases access for the Deaf community ...and supports interpreters! 😍 🤘🏻 #SocialEnterpriseDay

🙌 Working as a Sign Language Interpreter / other communication professional in the UK? Want to have a say in HOW services are offered, managed, delivered? 💡We're a co-op - join us buff.ly/2V26cKW and have YOUR say!