Archive for October 2020

BSMHD would like to thank DeafLinks for sharing these videos about mental health for people to watch. Out Of My Head: https://youtu.be/0benfedpI-8 The Faces of Mental Health: https://youtu.be/z7eU2dc8k2Q It’s Good To Talk: https://youtu.be/_1f1IPZ8PIoMental Health Overarching: https://youtu.be/QGtwffkjDJI

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) have experienced difficulties in accessing health and social care. However, these difficulties have been accentuated by the lockdown, with organisations moving away from physical interaction primarily to telephone contact. To examine the effects on Deaf people, it is useful to give some historical context.