Coming to the end of this PhD, Rosie completed the data analysis of the interviews conducted with the two distinct groups of professionals, and the key findings from these studies have been shared through publication as part of the PhD. To date, further three academic...

This Sign Language Week, we celebrate the richness of BSL, Deaf culture, community and...

Journal article: What are Deaf sign language users’ experiences as patients in healthcare services? A scoping review. Published in PLOS Global Public Health: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003535Abstract in...

Journal article: The influence of mode of remote delivery on health-related quality of life outcome measures in British Sign Language: a mixed methods pilot randomised crossover trial. Published in Quality of Life Research available to access via this...

BJSW article: 'Standing at the crossroads: Child safeguarding and Deaf BSL parents (in England) - Issues and Challenges in Social Work'Another new journal article is now available online (free-access) through The British Journal of Social Work.Rosemary's third...

QSW article 2: 'Assessing deaf parents in safeguarding and child protection processes: Deaf experts’ experience of routine social work practice' In relation to Rosemary Oram's PhD, a publication recently published is now available in the Qualitative Social Work (QSW)...

In partnership with Manchester City Council, we have created a fact sheet for social work professionals working in Children’s Services when they receive referrals or work on a case that involves a Deaf BSL-using parent (or child). It includes a checklist and a list of...

As part of Rosemary's PhD, the first published article with Qualitative Social Work (QSW) can be found at: https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250231185962 [doi.org], together with a supplementary video of the summary in British Sign Language.[Authors: Oram, Young and...

An update of Rosemary's PhD is available in BSL and written English - click on to her profile at https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/sord/aboutus/team-members/ if you'd like to find out more about the project involving Deaf parents and safeguarding. Related...

BSL version: https://video.manchester.ac.uk/faculties/02c2450ae35142639406cb7ebe4dfd49/ae88def6-ce14-4581-81a7-e821d7e02ef7 On Saturday, 8 June 2024, the University of Manchester hosted a vibrant festival (https://universallymanchester.com/) to celebrate the...