Keith Sleightholm

Keith Sleightholm

ProTrainings citizenAID courses are now approved

After the successful Birmingham Instructor conference, we are pleased to announce that the ProTrainings citizenAID courses are now approved and anyone attending the Birmingham conference on Friday and those attending the last conference this Friday at Colchester will be able…

999 BSL Service

999 BSL is a service which allows deaf people to make emergency calls using an app or website. This is the first time a 999 emergency service will be available in British Sign Language, though a similar process exists for…

Making 999 calls via text

If you are unable to make voice calls, it is possible to contact the emergency services by text message. This is called the emergency SMS service. This has also proved valuable for people in remote environments where you may not…

Drowning prevention

One of the leading causes of death globally for children and young people (aged 1-24 years old) is drowning. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate that around 236,000 people drown every year. Research shows that more than 90% of drowning…