BSL Glossary launches Environmental Science
Royal Society and Scottish Sensory Centre team up to ‘rewild’ British Sign Language with 400 new signs for common environmental terms.
All 4 themes: 1 Biodiversity & ecosystems, 2 Physical environment & pollution, 3 Energy resources & sustainability, and 4 Environmental impacts on humans have now launched.
BSL Environment HomeApril 2025 onwards
Braille Competency Courses: for sighted learners to support individuals with visual impairments
Distance Learning
11th Nov 2024
Words in Hand: Exploring your BSL Heritage For pupils P4-S6
Forth Valley Sensory Centre
10th Dec 2024
Beginners' Guide to supporting Deaf Learners with Assistive Listening Technology
Edinburgh
Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) health survey: Nicola McDowell and John Ravenscroft are researching the experience of mental & physical health issues that people associate with their CVI. Anyone with CVI (18+) is invited to fill in our new survey, parents/carers can complete it with or for their child who has CVI.
Exploring the history and current research of British Sign Language by Rachel O'Neill & Audrey Cameron, Moray House 175th Anniversary Lecture Series (Recording).
SmartSense Blog: Torø Graven has been working with SSC on this blog 'on and for the senses'. Alongside articles based on lived experience and research, we publish activities to stimulate and challenge the senses.
10th ICEVI-European Conference will be held from 15-17 May 2025 in Padova, Italy. Call for Abstracts!
Disability SMART Inclusive Communication Campaign Award Highly Commended for BSL Glossary on Environmental Science
SSC eBulletin: October 2024
Would you like to find out more about new advances in knowledge regarding Sensory Impairment?
Our colleagues working in research across the world are constantly adding to this knowledge. We are here to help you to find out about new ideas.
Find out moreSSC's BSL Glossary team have collected and created British Sign Language Terms for Curriculum Topics: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics and Physics. And now the award-winning topics Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science.
Includes examples and laboratory clips for students of science subjects.
Find out moreMissed an event? We have materials and recordings from a number of professional learning courses available to view on our website.
Recordings and materials are available from a number of SSC professional learning events and webinars.
Find out moreWe have a number of publications and resources produced as part of our many projects are freely available on our website: from our Play DVDs to How Good is Our Sensory Service? document launched in May 2019.
Materials are also available from a number of SSC professional learning events and webinars. We also host the SAVIE (Scottish Association of Visual Impairment Education) website.