Signature (charity)

Signature is a United Kingdom national charity and awarding body for deaf communication qualifications.[1][2][3] Signature attempts to improve communication between deaf, deafblind and hearing people, whilst creating better communities.

Since the charity was formed in 1982, more than 420,000 people have taken a Signature qualification.[2] All Signature qualifications are nationally recognised and accredited by Ofqual (The Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator). [4] They are the largest awarding body in the UK for deaf and deafblind qualifications.[5][2] British Sign Language (BSL), Irish Sign Language (ISL), Speech to text reporting and Communicating with Deafblind people are some of the available qualifications.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Signature". CPD - The CPD Certification Service.
  2. ^ a b c "Signature - Who we are". www.signature.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Signature Lifetime Achievement Award for BDA Chair". 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ "The Register of Regulated Qualifications: Signature details". register.ofqual.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "Server Error". www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Signature - British Sign Language". www.signature.org.uk.
  7. ^ "Signature - Irish Sign Language". www.signature.org.uk.