Deaf Awareness Week 2025

Published Date: 02nd May 2025

Deaf Awareness Week 2025 runs between the 5th and 11th of May.

‘Deaf Awareness Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness about the Deaf community, our language, culture, and history.’ (British Deaf Association).

You can find out about Deaf Awareness Week, and access information & resources, from the British Deaf Association at the following: https://www.bda.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week.  

Here, you can view a useful infographic from the BDA showing the British Sign Language fingerspelling alphabet. 

Additionally, information and resources from the Deafness Resource Centre can be found at the following: https://deafnessresourcecentre.org/deaf-awareness-week-2025/. 

Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting a number of Deaf Awareness training sessions over the coming months. Sessions are available at Southport, Whiston and Ormskirk hospitals on the following dates:

•    15/05/2025 - Southport Hospital
•    12/06/2025 - Southport Hospital 
•    17/06/2025 - Whiston Hospital
•    10/07/2025 - Ormskirk Hospital
•    15/07/2025 - Whiston Hospital
•    11/09/2025 - Southport Hospital
•    16/10/2025 - Southport Hospital
•    13/11/2025 - Ormskirk Hospital 

To register for these training sessions search for ‘deaf awareness’ in the ‘My Learning’ section of ESR. 

The Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion team have created a great information page for Deaf Awareness Week on the Intranet that all staff can access. The page features ‘Ten Facts about the Deaf Community’, ‘Myths Busted’ and some great resources for supporting colleagues in the deaf community. You can view this page when logged into the Intranet by following: https://bit.ly/43atxO9.