SussexLipspeakers.co.uk
 

Sussex

Lipspeakers

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SERVICES

We are fully qualified freelance Lipspeakers* working throughout Sussex and further afield in the UK and Europe, both face to face and remotely.

Sussex Lipspeakers have over 20 years’ experience working as Lipspeakers with many deaf people in many different circumstances.

We have had intensive specialist training, which enables us to work in any situation and we attend regular continuous professional development courses to keep our knowledge and skills up to date.

 

 
 

Each Lipspeaker is registered with The National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people. We carry out assignments with integrity, confidentiality and work by a code of conduct.

Click here for the NRCPD website: https://www.nrcpd.org.uk/code-of-conduct

We both hold National NPPV3 Police Vetting Certificates.

We are regulated by the Enhanced Disclosure and Barring service and are fully insured.

Click here for more information: https://www.lipspeaking.co.uk/lipspeaking

 

 
 

We are not an agency and our fees do not include any extra administration fee or booking charges. Once a booking has been agreed, we will send you a confirmation agreement and invoice you when the booking has been completed.

 

*What is a Lipspeaker?

 
 

 
 
  • A Lipspeaker is a hearing person who has been professionally trained to be easy to lip-read. We will accurately repeat the spoken message with or without our voice.

  • You can ask for us to use our own voice while lipspeaking, this is if you would like to benefit from any residual hearing.

  • We will reproduce the rhythm, tone and flow used by the speaker, supporting their meaning with gesture and facial expression.

  • We will make sure we allow plenty of time to talk you beforehand to ask if you would like us to use fingerspelling or have any other requirements and generally get used to our lip pattern etc.

  • If you use some sign language – this can be used alongside lipspeaking if you feel this would benefit you.

  • For bookings that are 2 hours or longer, two Lipspeakers would be required to co-work.

 

Please do email Sussex Lipspeakers to discuss your requirements, to make a booking or if you have any questions about Lipspeakers and how we work.