The British Deaf Association sent the below email to the Prime Minister yesterday, 31st March 2020.
We are sending this to you for information. The email is relayed in sign language by the Chair of the BDA, Linda Richards.
Starting School in few months’ time?
BDA Scotland’s Mitchell (Transition Officer) is here to give you few tips that might help you get prepared for your journey into school.
You might see a Deaf person living with dementia having hallucinations or becoming agitated and confused and assume that this is as a result of dementia. That is not always the case, as this behaviour could also be caused by a Urinary Tract Infection, also known as UTI.
In the interest of the safety of our staff, and of the Deaf community we will be closing our offices across the UK from Monday 23rd March.
The British Deaf Association is pleased to announce the theme for Sign Language Week 2020 will be ‘Sign Language for All’. This year’s Sign Language Week will begins today, Monday 16th March, and end on Sunday 22nd March.
Sometimes people with Dementia experience hallucinations where they ‘see’ things that may not be there.
James from BDA Scotland has some tips on how to support people with Dementia if they are experiencing hallucinations.
