As we approach the end of 2025, we're looking back at everything we've done and achieved!  Some of the highlights include: - Deaf Cafes - 999BSL deaf lives event - Healthy Deaf Minds event with Jeff McWhinney, Lucy Warnes and Joanna Wootten

Over the past couple of months, we've been working with JPMorgan Chase's Force for Good team to create something exciting!  Read all about the project on our website, link in bio 🔗 Thank you to JPMorgan Chase's Force for Good team for all of the support ✨

Happy Holidays! 🎄 Our office will be closed from 22nd December - 5th January We wish everyone an enjoyable festive time, and a happy new year! 🎆

Our role model this month is Damaris Cooke. Damaris has won two bronze medals in football for GB at the Deaflympics! Now she works as Head of Relationships at SignVideo. Read on to find out about her journey up until this point... 🔗 link in bio #DeafRoleModel #DeafCommunity

If you haven't been to one of our Deaf Café events and have been meaning to attend, or you haven't been for a while, we want to see you! This Friday, 12th December, it's the LAST Deaf Cafe of 2025!🎄🎉 Come and celebrate with us! Everyone is always welcome.

It's almost time for our next British Sign Language course! Is learning BSL among your 2026 goals? If you missed out on the September start dates, you can get ahead and sign up for our January!  Get in touch for more information - link in bio 🔗 #LearnBSL

Happy International Volunteer Day! 🙌 Huge thanks to our incredible volunteers driving Deaf Unity's mission. From outreach to inspiring stories, your support is invaluable. We couldn't do it without you. 💙 #InternationalVolunteersDay

Join us on the 11th February for our free Healthy Deaf Minds London event! We have exciting speakers attending: ✨Leah Francisco ✨Herbert Klein ✨Nadia Nadarajah For more information and to book your spot, visit our events page or link in bio 🔗 Hope to see you there 🙌

Featured Jobs 📣💼 We have new opportunities on our jobs board from companies wanting to attract diverse talent. For all open jobs, information and to apply, visit our jobs board https://f.mtr.cool/pyjtadtybe #DeafJobs #DeafCareers

📣Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme is “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress”. Are your hiring practices accessible to all? Think clear timelines, plain language, and reasonable adjustments. #IDPD

Are you looking to study British Sign Language but confused about the @signature.org.uk  Guided Learning Hours? We've put together some information below, to help you with choosing your course.

You sent your job application and you’ve been invited for an interview. Here are some things you can do to make sure you are fully prepared. Good luck!  Visit our website for more tips and tricks for job searching 🌐

Join us in February to explore experiences, challenges and benefits of travelling as a deaf person.  📅11th February 🕜6pm - 9pm 📍University of Westminster, London, W1B 2HW (near Oxford Circus tube) Link below and in bio to register 🔗 #HealthyDeafMinds #DeafCommunity

With September courses well underway, we have opened up our January courses. Is learning BSL among your 2026 goals? If you missed out on the September start dates get ahead and sign up for our January!

Healthy Deaf Minds Event! 📣 Our Healthy Deaf Minds London event has been rescheduled to 11th February, 6pm - 9pm. For full information, visit the link in bio 🔗 Thank you to Wilson James for kindly sponsoring this event ✨ #DeafCommunity #HealthyDeafMinds

New Deaf Lives event 📣 Our next Deaf Lives event is at Hounslow Deaf Club. We're excited to welcome SignWow who will be visiting to tell us all about their service. 📅29th November 🕜5pm - 8pm Refreshments provided  For more information, visit -

Completed your Level 1 BSL and want to start Level 2? Our Signature Accredited Level 2 course starts in January! It will cover some of the following topics: Everyday conversation Spending and shopping For more information and to register, visit link in bio 🔗 #LearnBSL #BritishSignLanguage

Do you want to learn British Sign Language? Our Signature Accredited Level 1 course starts in January! It will cover a variety of topics to help you hold a basic conversation in BSL. For more information and to register, visit the link in bio 🔗 #BritishSignLanguage

It's almost time for our Deaf Café this month. Come along on Friday 14th November at 6:30pm to Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. All BSL users and learners are welcome 🤗

Last month, we caught up with Richard D France, a mental health campaigner, author and poet. We learnt all about his experiences and why mental health campaigning is so important.  Thank you Richard! 👏 Full interview is available in BSL or English on our website - link in bio 🔗

REMINDER 📣 Our next Deaf Lives event is this Saturday, 1pm at Bridgelink Centre, Isleworth. A Cyber Protect Officer from Met Police will attend to do workshop on online safety. Refreshments provided 🙌

Are you interested in learning British Sign Language? One of our students, Celia, shares her experience of learning the language and some top tips. Make sure to check out our available courses if you'd also like to start your journey - https://f.mtr.cool/thzvgjagtq #BSL

Do you want to learn more about online safety? 🌐 Our next Deaf Lives event is 8th November, 1pm - 4pm  Bridgelink Centre, Isleworth, TW7  For more information, visit - https://f.mtr.cool/ynpxumgvka Look forward to seeing you there 🙌

Start the new year learning a new language 📣 Our next BSL courses start in January. Whether you're just starting out or wanting to continue your journey, we have a course for you.  Sign up on our website 🌐 https://f.mtr.cool/houthkgkdz

Our next Deaf Lives event is: 📅25th October 🕜5pm - 8pm 📍Hounslow Deaf Club, Lampton Family Hub, TW3 4JG The Safer Communities Manager from London Borough of Hounslow will be attending to talk about safety in the local area.  See you there 🙌

Will your new year's resolution be to learn BSL? Our next taster session is 📅 15th January 🕜6:30pm - 7:30pm 📍Zoom These short courses are a fun way to try out the language before continuing onto a full course. Sign up on our website 👇

It's almost time for our Deaf Café this month. Come along on Friday 10th October at 6:30pm to Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. All BSL users and learners are welcome 🤗

ALLFIE are currently looking for young Disabled people, aged 16 - 30, to be part of their campaign around the Government’s upcoming National SEND reforms and the Schools’ White paper.  If you would like to take part, please email: [email protected] with the subject "National SEND campaign".

Applications are now open for @productionguild.bsky.social ’s Netflix Assistant Production Accountant Training, a 12-month paid programme for DDN accountants that combines classroom-based learning with hands-on experience through placements on @netflix.com  productions. https://f.mtr.cool/jqtziiocrp

📣October Events 📣 Our Events page is full of upcoming accessible events around the country.  Here are a few of them! For all events, visit - https://f.mtr.cool/qwovslmupw #DeafCommunity

Featured Jobs 📣 We have new opportunities on our jobs board from companies wanting to attract diverse talent. For all open jobs, information and to apply, visit our jobs board - link in bio 🔗 #DeafJobs #DeafCareers

📣Calling all deaf bakers! 🧁 Have YOU got what it takes to bake in the famous white tent? If you or someone you know is a talented home baker then apply now at https://f.mtr.cool/ibkxcizyfc or email them on [email protected]  Closing date is 1pm on Monday 15th December 2025.

Happy International Translation Day! We sat down with an experienced BSL and IS translator, Adam McCormick, to discuss all about what it's like being a translator and why it's important. Full article link in bio 🔗 #InternationalTranslationDay #BSLtranslation

Earlier this month, we attended the Emergency Services Show. We spoke to lots of visitors interested in learning more about the work Deaf Unity does.  We're excited to deliver more Deaf Awareness Training to these vital services to help breakdown barriers 🙌

Our next Deaf Lives session is all about Universal Credit and Benefits. 📅14 October 🕜10am - 1pm 📍Bridgelink Centre, TW7 7QR If you want more information, get in touch or visit our event page - https://f.mtr.cool/jolwfilxfo #DeafCommunity

Happy International Day of Sign Languages ✨ Did you know, there's over 300 different sign languages! How many do you know? 🤔 We're proud to support those on their journey to learning British Sign Language. Today, we have 6 courses running! #InternationalDayOfSignLanguages #BSL

Our Deaf Lives Project is active in Hounslow. We've had some interesting workshops already and have lots more planned for the year. Visit our Events page for more information - https://f.mtr.cool/geaejwmxsv See you there ✨ #DeafLives #DeafCommunity

It's not too late to sign up to a BSL course  📣 Are you still considering why you should start or continue your journey? Here are just a few of the reasons! We offer Introduction to BSL and Signature L1 - L6. Sign up on our website - link in bio 🔗 #LearnBSL #BSL

Did you know Access to Work is a government scheme to support deaf and disabled people in work?  You can make your workplace more inclusive by understanding how it works and supporting employees where necessary.  Our full guide is available in BSL and English - link in bio #NationalInclusionWeek

Our stand is all set up at The Emergency Services Show 2025. We're excited to talk to visitors about how we can help them create an accessible emergency services. 📍If you're attending, come along to CZ38 and try your hand at BSL and learn more about the work Deaf Unity does. #ESS2025

Our BSL taster sessions are a great way to introduce your workplace to the language, helping you to get one step closer to being more inclusive for deaf BSL users. Contact us for more information: 🌐https://f.mtr.cool/qgigflrydi #NowIsTheTime #NationalInclusionWeek

In August, we enjoyed a fun and informative workshop from Adam Breeze at SignVideo. He informed us all about 999BSL, when and how to use it. We also had some demo calls with an interpreter to practice. Thank you to everyone who attended and to Adam for the engaging session!  #DeafCommunity

📣This week is National Inclusion Week! Here are some tips on onboarding deaf employees and making sure your workplace is inclusive. If you would like the full PDF resources or any support, please contact us - https://f.mtr.cool/qtdpakeyoa  #NowIsTheTime #NationalInclusionWeek

Did you attend any of our summer masterclass workshops? ☀️ We had some lovely feedback and it was great to see everyone eager to learn more about the language.  If you missed out, don't worry! Stay tuned for more workshops covering different topics and levels 👀 #LearnBSL #BSL #BritishSignLanguage

REMINDER 📣 Our next Deaf Lives event is 27th September, 5pm - 8pm at Hounslow Deaf Club.  We have exciting guest speaker, Punk Chef, attending! More information and to register - https://f.mtr.cool/eovadpgelg #DeafCommunity

It's Lipreading Awareness Week 📣 Here are some tips to help when communicating with someone who lipreads.  Remember, there are communication professionals that can be booked to support, such as Lipspeakers, Speech-to-text reporters or notetakers. #LipreadingAwarenessWeek

We have created a guide to using Access to Work for deaf employees. The resource was kindly funded by @churchillfship.bsky.social  You can find the guide in BSL and English here - https://f.mtr.cool/jfqmeyvucj #DeafJobs #DeafCommunity #AccessToWork

⚠️EVENT POSTPONED⚠️ Due to the planned tube strikes next week, we have made the decision to postpone our Healthy Deaf Minds event. A new date will be announced as soon as possible. Stay tuned for updates!

Each month we invite an inspirational deaf role model to share their story.  Our role model this month is Jeff McWhinney, outstanding leader and entrepreneur. Read the full article to find out more... 👀👇 https://f.mtr.cool/wroayhhppl

📣September Events 📣 Our Events page is full of upcoming accessible events around the country.  Here are a few of them! For all events, visit - https://f.mtr.cool/xffgpzlauq #DeafCommunity