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West Norfolk Deaf Association Staff

 

Amanda Kenny - Association Manager

Prior to 1999 Amanda had never been involved with deaf people.
It was not until Amanda’s second child Oliver was 16 months old that she discovered he was profoundly deaf. This started the family on a steep learning curve and with all their new found information gathered they decided Oliver should use sign language as his method of communication.
Amanda quickly enrolled on her Stage 1 British Sign Language course and 3 years later was proud to pass her Stage 2 British Sign Language exam.
She is an active member of the Norfolk Deaf Children’s Society.

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Amanda Kenny

© 2008 West Norfolk Deaf Association

Deafness: The Facts

British Sign Language (BSL) is the first or preferred language of around 250,000 Deaf people in the UK. It is a language of space and movement using the hands, body, face and head. Around 120,000 hearing people also use BSL, meaning it is used more than Welsh or Gaelic.

Source: British Deaf Association website 2006