Scottish Council on Deafness

Useful links

There are some useful weblinks for counsellors and counselling training providers to find information on how to access and use communication support and technology, disability discrimination legislation and accessible information.

  
SASLI logo
www.sasli.org.uk/ - Scottish Association of Sign Language Interpreters – the site gives advice on how to access and use Sign Language Interpreters appropriately.
Deafblind Scotland Logo

www.deafblindscotland.org.uk/

The leading organisation working with deafblind people in Scotland. Deafblind Scotland can advise on appropriate communication support and technology for deafblind students.

RNID Scotland logo www.rnid.org.uk/
The RNID website contains factsheets on new DDA legislation, education and employment issues for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing people. They also produce a ‘user-friendly’ catalogue of technology, which can assist communication with D/deaf people.
COSCA Logo

www.cosca.org.uk
As the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, COSCA seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services.

Lothian Deaf Counselling Service www.lothiandcs.org.uk/
Lothian Deaf Counselling Service provides counselling in British Sign Language (without an interpreter) and English, use of a personal loop system and communication in written English (via laptops). They can also arrange for Guide Communicators to enable travel to and from the counselling sessions for Deafblind clients. All our counsellors have worked extensively with D/deaf people and have in-depth knowledge of D/deaf issues.
 www.rnid.org.uk/pdfs/headstart_pdfs/headstart.pdf
Self-assessment tool entitled ‘Deaf Students in Higher Education – How Inclusive Are You?’ Headstart is an initiative aimed at encouraging and facilitating access for D/deaf people to higher and further education.
 www.qaa.ac.uk/
Consult the Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education: Section 3: Students with Disabilities.
 www.brite.ac.uk/resources/deaf/resources_face.html
A guide to support deaf students in further and higher education.
Scottish Accessible Information Forum logo www.saifscotland.org.uk/
Scottish Accessible Information Forum provides standards and guidelines for making information accessible for disabled people.
Ex-DRChttp://83.137.212.42/sitearchive/DRC/your_rights.html
The old Disability Rights Commission website gives advice on reasonable adjustments under the provisions of new Disability Discrimination legislation.