At the end of last month Herbert won the Lifetime Achievement Award from South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
Congratulations Herbert!
This is a fingerspelling website I made. I made it twenty years ago and just re-hosted on request. The way it seems to be unusual is that it has photographic images of BSL fingerspelling from the perspective of the signer and the perspective of the receiver. So it can help you practice making the letters but also recognising them.
Hopefully some people will still find it useful...!
I am nominating Herbert Klein for a Queen's Honour for the many many things he has achieved for the Deaf Community.
I NEED YOUR STORIES ABOUT HERBERT.
If you know, or have known, Herbert, please tell me what you know about him. Where he has worked (with dates if you can), what he has campaigned for, what he has achieved, and any stories about his endless fighting spirit. I need this quite quickly!
Please contact me on this form, and please share this request widely. Thank you!
Lest we forget, there exist these two documents regarding (in part) interpreters used within the NHS, and primary care mental health services for deaf people. If any Deaf person were to consider complaining, for example, these documents would be good things to point out.
Click the above images to go to their respective sources.
If you do wish to complain, you can share your experience with the Care Quality Commission here. An easier-to-remember version of this link is
bit.ly/complaincqc
To make a formal complaint follow the advice on this page.
I am delighted to report that the restrictions to my interpreting practice, due to my career break, are now lifted, having been evaluated and approved by an A1 Assessor. I can't express how delighted I am not to have to keep explaining what that meant.
A huge thanks to everybody who has helped - the Deaf people who have provided me with opportunities and given freely of their time, the hearing people who have also allowed me to film, and the interpreters who have variously provided guidance and advice over the last couple of months. I'm reluctant to name people online, but you know who you are.