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At Prestige Network, we appreciate that BSL (British Sign Language) is the first language of nearly two hundred and fifty thousand British inhabitants. We aim to alleviate all the communication problems between businesses, individuals and others in the private sector, and the deaf and hard-of-hearing. By enlisting the services of a sign language interpreter (BSL) from Prestige you can bridge the communication gap between spoken language and those who have no hearing or whose hearing is impaired. |
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BSL interpreters are a form of human aid to communication, helping to assist the communication between the hard of hearing and deaf and those with hearing ability.
Prestige Network provides translation and interpretation services in over one hundred and fifty languages, one of which is BSL. There is an international spoken language known as Esperanto, as well as an international sign language (ISL). Believe it or not, there are other sign languages from other countries such as: FSL (French Sign Language), CSL (Chinese Sign Language), ASL (American Sign Language), Auslan (Australian Sign Language), SSL (Spanish Sign Language), JSL (Japanese Sign Language, etc.
Interestingly enough there is a certain interest in sign language for its ability to communicate past the language barrier, meaning it is easier for two deaf people speaking sign to understand one another, than it is for them to talk in their opposite 'sounding' languages. Our BSL staff are highly trained in the art of signing, and have mastered the techniques and nuances of expression.
Prestige Network offers a unique opportunity for deaf and hard-of-hearing people to interact with others in a way that will free them from the inhibitions of the communication barrier. In addition, all our linguists are CACDP (The Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People) approved and registered. Often all we are called upon is for advice or assistance of some sort. That is why we are here.
Since broadcasting regulations have instituted sign language on television, and since the Government of the United Kingdom has recognised it as a language (as well as some other European Countries have their own sign languages), BSL has been growing in popularity. Amazingly enough, sign language was even adopted for divers, into DSL (Diving Sign Language).
In the United Kingdom one will find people speaking Welsh, Gaelic, Scottish (or Scots), English and British Sign Language. Use Prestige Network for all your translation and interpretation needs, we are awaiting your call, and we are waiting to help you make your business or organisation more accessible to the deaf or hard of hearing. We pride ourselves on having the largest pool of BSL linguists in the entire country, interpreting for both the public and private sectors. We can offer you your completed project on Digital Versatile Disk, Compact Disc, VHS tape, DVCam tape, or over the Internet in a host of formats, to suite your needs.
Over seventy thousand deaf people communicate using British Sign Language in Britain. But, if you have materials or media you need translated in order to include deaf and hard-of-hearing people into your project, whatever the reason, we are here to help you. British Sign Language has its own grammar, word order and linguistics, making it completely different to English. British Sign Language is the abbreviated form of British Sign Language – the chosen language of many and a specialisation of Prestige Network. We also appreciate that BSL differs to ASL (American Sign Language) which is why we have professionals specialising in multilingual deaf and hard-of-hearing translations. We even appreciate the fact that even some non-deaf or hard-of-hearing people use British Sign Language as their language of choice.
Welcome to Prestige Network, the authority in British Sign Language translation and interpretation services. We offer a speedy, economical, proficient and above all, enjoyable translation service that will leave you satisfied and prepared.
All of our translations into BSL are done by video. This fantastic language of space, movement and expression is something we value for its medium, and for the good it does to the deaf and hard-of-hearing in Britain. Sign language can be challenging to learn and at Prestige we employ the best and most qualified BSL linguists available in the UK.
From BSL into English, or from Chinese into British Sign Language, or from Spanish into Braille, we can help you and, want to. British Sign Language is not madly gesticulating haphazard communications means, sign language is a complex visualised language with a unique structure, grammar, word order and expressions. But, over two-hundred and fifty thousand people communicate with it on a daily basis – friends, family, students, professionals and teachers.
We also ensure that the materials and research we have done is available to the deaf and hard-of-hearing public. People become deaf due to illness, trauma, exposure and genes – although, a most interesting find by a group of scientists recently was the gene responsible for deafness, a remarkable step towards preventing deafness in unborn babies. We offer an affordable and professional cost-effective translation and interpretation service that will leave you understanding and smiling.
Approximately eight million two hundred thousand deaf or hard of hearing people live in the UK. Here at Prestige Network, we appreciate and understand how hard it is for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person to get the most out of a business agreement or deal. It is also hard for them to value conferences, shows, trade expos, etc. We provide every type of sign language interpreting – all the services available to our other language groups are available to the ‘speakers’ of
Prestige Network is able to provide BSL Interpreters to most counties and towns in England, Scotland & Wales. See areas covered listed below (not in any particular order):
Banffshire Banff Buckie Paignton Keith Macduff Ellon Turriff Angus/Forfarshire Chesterfield Forfar Dundee Arbroath Brechin Montrose Carnoustie Kirriemuir Argyllshire Inveraray Oban Dunoon Campbeltown Lochgilphead Tobermory Ayrshire Ayr Kilmarnock Irvine Saltcoats Kilwinning Newtown Welshpool Largs Troon Cumnock Portsoy Dufftown Berwickshire Chester Stockport Birkenhead Wallasey Runcorn Macclesfield Crewe Cornwall Greenlaw Duns Linton Cheshire Bodmin Truro Camborne Buxton Matlock Ashbourne Redruth St. Austell Falmouth Penzance Newquay Carlisle Whitehaven Workington Penrith Keswick Brampton Derbyshire Derby Ilkeston Swadlincote Devon Newton Abbot Tavistock Dorset Ffestiniog Barmouth Manchester Harlech Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy Monmouth Newport Blackwood Cwmbran Abergavenny Lowestoft Chepstow Tredegar Montgomeryshire/Sir Drefaldwyn Montgomery Machynlleth Llanidloes Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro Pembroke Milford Haven Haverfordwest Fishguard Tenby Poole Cumberland Weymouth Wimborne Huntingdonshire Huntingdon St. Ives St. Neots Ramsey Yaxley Kent Maidstone Canterbury Bromley Plymouth Torquay Barnstaple Rochester Margate Folkestone Dover Greenwich Lancashire Preston Nottingham Mansfield Worksop Newark Retford Southwell Oxfordshire Sherborne Bolton Warrington Barrow-in-Furness Melton Mowbray Dorchester Coalville Lutterworth Lincolnshire Lincoln Grimsby Scunthorpe Boston Grantham Stamford Skegness Louth Middlesex Somerset City of London Harrow Enfield Staines Ealing Potters Bar Westminster Norfolk Lancaster Liverpool King's Lynn Dereham Cromer Hunstanton Northampton Peterborough Corby Kettering Wellingborough Northumberland Alnwick Newcastle-upon-Tyne Morpeth Hexham Berwick-upon-Tweed Nottinghamshire Oxford Banbury Witney Bicester Henley-on-Thames Carterton Thame Rutland Oakham Uppingham. Cottesmore Shropshire Shrewsbury Telford Oswestry Bridgnorth Whitchurch Market Drayton Ludlow Taunton Nairnshire Bath Weston-super-Mare Yeovil Bridgwater Wells Glastonbury Staffordshire Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Wolverhampton Walsall Northamptonshire Cannock Lichfield Suffolk Ipswich Bury Wakefield Cardiganshire/Ceredigion Cardigan Barnsley Rotherham Great Yarmouth Newport Minster Shaftesbury Durham Durham Sunderland Stockton-on-Tees Darlington Hartlepool Gateshead Washington Essex Chelmsford Basildon Romford Southend Colchester Harlow Brentwood West Ham Gloucestershire Gloucester Bristol Cheltenham Stroud Cirencester Tewkesbury Hampshire Winchester Southampton Portsmouth Bournemouth Basingstoke Holywell Buckley St. Asaph Norwich Herefordshire Hereford Ross-on-Wye Leominster Ledbury Bromyard Kington Hertfordshire Hertford Watford St. Albans Hemel Hempstead Stevenage Hatfield WALES Anglesey/Sir Fon Beaumaris Holyhead Llangefni Scarborough Amlwch Menai Bridge Brecknockshire/Sir Frycheiniog Brecon Builth Wells Hay-on-Wye Talgarth Llanwrtwd Wells Caernarfonshire/Sir Gaernarfon Exeter Tiverton Caernarfon Nairn Auldearn Cawdor Ferness Orkney Bangor Llandudno Conwy Pwllheli Porthmadog Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin Kilsyth Bridge of Allan Denny Alva Sutherland Ammanford Llandovery Kidwelly Middlesbrough Whitby St. Clears Aberystwyth Lampeter St. Edmunds Felixstowe Sudbury Haverhill Bungay Surrey Guildford Croydon Woking Sutton Kingston-on-Thames Wandsworth Wimbledon Brixton Sussex Chichester Brighton Worthing Crawley Hastings Eastbourne Tullibody Dumfriesshire Dumfries Bognor Regis Horsham UK Warwickshire Warwick Birmingham Coventry Nuneaton Rugby Penicuik Dalkeith Bonnyrigg Morayshire Solihull Stratford-upon-Avon Westmorland Appleby Kendal Windermere Ambleside Kirkby Lonsdale Wiltshire Trowbridge Salisbury Swindon Devizes Marlborough Warminster Worcestershire Worcester Dudley Kidderminster Stourbridge Halesowen Malvern Evesham Carmarthen Llanelli Yorkshire Northallerton Beverley Hull Bridlington Driffield Hornsea Filey Wakefield Bradford Halifax Harrogate Selkirkshire Doncaster New Quay Tregaron Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych Denbigh Wrexham Ruthin Abergele Llangollen Flintshire/Sir Fflint Mold Flint Rhyl Prestatyn Connah's Quay Glamorgan/Morgannwg Cardiff Swansea Merthyr Chippenham Tydfil Barry Caerphilly Bridgend Neath Pontypridd Merioneth/Meirionnydd Dolgellau Bala Tywyn Blaenau St. David's Radnorshire/Sir Faesyfed Presteigne Llandrindod Wells Knighton Rhayader New Radnor SCOTLAND Leicestershire Leicester Loughborough Hinckley Aberdeenshire Aberdeen Peterhead Fraserburgh Inverurie Huntley Eyemouth Lauder Coldstream Buteshire Rothesay Millport Brodick Lochranza Cromartyshire Cromarty Ullapool Newton Stewart Whithorn ENGLAND Caithness Wick Thurso Halkirk Castletown Clackmannanshire Clackmannan Alloa Tillicoultry Annan Lockerbie Moffat Sanquhar Langholm Gretna Grangemouth Dornoch Helmsdale Brora Golspie Lairg Durness Tongue West Lothian/Linlithgowshire Linlithgow Livingston Bo'ness Broxburn Whitburn Armadale Bathgate Wigtownshire Wigtown Stranraer Bedfordshire Bedford Luton Dunstable Leighton Buzzard Leeds Sheffield Biggleswade Sandy Renfrew Paisley Greenock Johnstone Berkshire Reading Bracknell Maidenhead Newbury Thatcham Windsor Wokingham Abingdon Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Milton Keynes Slough Buckingham High Wycombe Cambridgeshire Cambridge Wisbech Ely March Whittlesey Chatteris Dunbartonshire/Dumbartonshire Dumbarton Clydebank Cumbernauld Helensburgh Alexandria Kirkintilloch East Lothian/Haddingtonshire Haddington North Berwick Dunbar Tranent East Linton Fife Cupar Dunfermline Glenrothes Kirkcaldy St. Andrews Cowdenbeath Burntisland Inverness-shire Inverness Fort William Kingussie Newtonmore Portree Kincardineshire Stonehaven Banchory Laurencekirk Inverbervie Kinross-shire Kinross Milnathort Kirkcudbrightshire Kircudbright Castle Douglas Dalbeattie New Galloway Lanarkshire Lanark Glasgow East Kilbride Hamilton Motherwell Coatbridge Carluke Midlothian/Edinburghshire Edinburgh Musselburgh Elgin Forres Rothes Lossiemouth Fochabers Nairnshire Nairn Auldearn Cawdor Ferness Orkney Kirkwall Sromness Balfour Peeblesshire Peebles Innerleithen West Linton Perthshire Perth Crieff Pitlochry Callander Blairgowrie Rattray Coupar Angus Kincardine Renfrewshire Port Glasgow Barrhead York Kilmalcolm Ross-shire Dingwall Stornaway Tain Alness Invergorden Roxburghshire Jedburgh Hawick Kelso Melrose Roxburgh Selkirk Clovenfords Galashiels Shetland Lerwick Scalloway Baltasound Stirlingshire Stirling Falkirk