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The Academy at Norfolk Deaf Festival

A woman signing, alongside the Norfolk Deaf Festival logo and MC Geezer sign-singing

We're transforming The View into a learning space – The Academy – during the festival. Book yourself onto one of the workshops, whether you fancy BSL for beginners or sign-singing, or something in between.

Across the two days of Norfolk Deaf Festival, we have a range of experts coming in to run a variety of workshops to teach handy communication skills and share their insights and lived experience.

Which will you choose?

All workshops must be pre-booked and are pay if and what you can:

£0, £3, £6, £10

The Academy in The View - Friday 26 June

  • A group of people signing to each other.
    10am - 10.50am

    British Sign Language taster session with SHBSL

    Learn basic conversational words, greetings and how to finger spell.

    Under £10
    BSL
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free
  • A woman with blonde hair and glasses lipspeaking.
    Multiple start times

    Lip-reading practice with Lipspeaker UK

    In this interactive one hour session, Claire draws on both her lived experience as a lip-reader and her professional expertise as part of the Lipspeaker UK teaching team.

    Free
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    BSL
    Captioned
    Lipspoken
    Under £10
  • A smiling man with a moustache.
    Times vary

    The challenges of lip-reading, hosted by Ear to Hear

    Challenge yourself with lip-reading games and learn a little about the challenges those who rely on lip-reading face.

    BSL
    Captioned
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Under £10
    Free
  • A bearded man with glasses and a bucket hat performing on stage.
    1pm - 1.50pm

    Sign-song workshop with MC Geezer

    Join Deaf MC, MC Geezer in a high energy sign song workshop which blends classic and modern sounds to connect people of all ages.

    BSL
    Captioned
    Lipspoken
    Under £10
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free
  • A woman teaching tactile signing to someone wearing a blindfold.
    Multiple start times

    Deafblind training taster session with Sign For Thoughts

    Curious about Deafblind training but not sure what to expect? Join this Deafblind Training Taster Session!

    BSL
    Lipspoken
    Captioned
    Under £10
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free

    • The Academy in The View - Saturday 27 June

  • A woman teaching tactile signing to someone wearing a blindfold.
    Multiple start times

    Deafblind training taster session with Sign For Thoughts

    Curious about Deafblind training but not sure what to expect? Join this Deafblind Training Taster Session!

    BSL
    Lipspoken
    Captioned
    Under £10
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free
  • A woman with blonde hair and glasses lipspeaking.
    Multiple start times

    Lip-reading practice with Lipspeaker UK

    In this interactive one hour session, Claire draws on both her lived experience as a lip-reader and her professional expertise as part of the Lipspeaker UK teaching team.

    Free
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    BSL
    Captioned
    Lipspoken
    Under £10
  • A bearded man with glasses and a bucket hat performing on stage.
    1pm - 1.50pm

    Sign-song workshop with MC Geezer

    Join Deaf MC, MC Geezer in a high energy sign song workshop which blends classic and modern sounds to connect people of all ages.

    BSL
    Captioned
    Lipspoken
    Under £10
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free
  • 2pm - 2.50pm

    A Beginner's Guide to BSL with Signwise

    Master the BSL alphabet and some basic signs.

    Under £10
    Lipspoken
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Free
  • A smiling man with a moustache.
    Times vary

    The challenges of lip-reading, hosted by Ear to Hear

    Challenge yourself with lip-reading games and learn a little about the challenges those who rely on lip-reading face.

    BSL
    Captioned
    Norfolk Deaf Festival
    Under £10
    Free