Edinburgh and the Lothians British Sign Language Plans

Closed 24 Feb 2018

Opened 19 Jan 2018

Contact

Heather Rolls

(Senior Strategy and Business Planning Officer)

Strategy and Business Planning

0131 469 3902

strategyandbusinessplanning@edinburgh.gov.uk

Overview

Public bodies in Scotland need to develop British Sign Language (BSL) plans. These need to mirror the principles of the national plan which was published in October by the Scottish Government.

Public bodies in Edinburgh and the Lothians are working together to engage BSL speakers, and communities including BSL/English Interpreters and parents/carers of Deaf children, in a straightforward way. 

Register your interest for our upcoming Engagement Event

To start a conversation with BSL speakers about improving access to services for those using the language, and raising awareness of BSL, an event is planned for Saturday 24th February 2018, 11am until 3pm in The Outreach Centre (next to Levels Cafe), 9C Holyrood Road, University of Edinburgh, EH8 8FP

(***Please note this is a change of venue***)

https://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps?building=outreach

This event will cover all the goals of the national plan, from early years and education to improving democracy, from health services to policing, and much more besides.

You can come for as long as you like, and meet various responsible officers, to tell them what you think needs done to progress the goals of the National Plan in Lothian.

If you are interested in influencing the local plans, please save the date and register your interest below. We will keep you up to date and provide further details as they are confirmed.

Events

Areas

  • All Edinburgh

Audiences

  • Amenity groups
  • Architects/designers
  • Built heritage groups
  • Businesses
  • Carers
  • Children & Young People
  • Civil and public servants
  • Community councils
  • Developers/investors
  • Development management statutory consultees
  • Development planning key agencies
  • Education institutions
  • Elected Members
  • Employees
  • External councils
  • Homeless People
  • Housing associations
  • Jobseekers
  • Landowners
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual people, Transgender people (LGBT)
  • Libraries
  • Licence holders
  • Low income households
  • Men
  • Minority Ethnic groups
  • Natural heritage/open space
  • Neighbourhood partnerships
  • Older people
  • Parents/carers
  • People with disabilities
  • People with long term conditions
  • Planning consultants
  • Professional bodies
  • Professionals
  • Residents
  • Road users
  • Scottish Government departments
  • Services/utilities
  • Students
  • Taxi Licence holders
  • Teaching/Educational staff
  • Transport groups
  • Visitors
  • Voluntary sector/volunteers
  • Women
  • Young people

Interests

  • Access to information
  • Adult and community learning & development
  • Adults and Older People
  • All interests
  • Archives and local history
  • Area regeneration
  • Arts and culture
  • Biodiversity
  • Births, marriages and deaths
  • Budgets and spending
  • Building warrants
  • Business rates
  • Carers
  • Children and Families
  • Commercial bins and recycling
  • Community planning
  • Community safety
  • Conservation
  • Council and housing association homes
  • Council homes
  • Councillors and committees
  • Crime & Antisocial behaviour
  • Cycling and walking
  • Disabilities
  • Economic development
  • Elections and voting
  • Emergency planning
  • Enforcement
  • Flooding
  • Food safety
  • Funding opportunities
  • Health and safety
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Homeless or at risk
  • Housing benefit
  • Housing support
  • Jobs and training
  • Jobs and training for young people
  • Land and property
  • Landscape designations
  • Libraries
  • Licences and permits
  • Local plans and guidelines
  • Looked after and accommodated children
  • Museums and galleries
  • Nature
  • Noise
  • Non-commercial bins and recycling
  • Nurseries and childcare
  • Offenders
  • Parental engagement
  • Park and ride
  • Parking permits
  • Parking spaces
  • Parking tickets
  • Parks and green spaces
  • Paying for Care
  • People with addictions
  • People with mental health issues
  • Performance and statistics
  • Permissions for development
  • Pest control
  • Planning applications
  • Policies, plans and strategies
  • Pollution
  • Poverty and Inequality
  • Private housing
  • Protect someone from harm
  • Public space
  • Public Transport
  • Road safety
  • Roads and pavements
  • Schools
  • Scientific services
  • Severe weather
  • Sport, activities and dance
  • Support for businesses
  • Trading standards
  • Traffic regulation
  • Trams
  • Travel in Edinburgh
  • Volunteer
  • Welfare reform
  • Youth clubs and participation