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Hello, my name is Sean Richards, 
and I work for the British Deaf Association.

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I'm based in Derby.

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Last year, I met with Stand Guide who 
spoke about their services in the East Midlands.

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During September last year, I sign 
posted a couple of people to Stand Guide

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to help themselves or their 
children to find employment.

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In January this year, I received a 
wonderful video from a mother who said

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that she was so pleased with how Stand Guide 
have supported their deaf customers.

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They ensured that their CV’s were 
up to scratch, provided interpreters to

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allow for access in their own language 
and helped them to find employment.

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So far, I'm aware of 3 or 4 people who 
have successfully obtained employment

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through Stand Guide and 
I'm sure that there are more.

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This is really great!

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I spoke to someone who got a job 
through Stand Guide to see what

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their feedback was. They were nothing 
but full of praise for Stand Guide.

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They said that their services were great, 
the staff were awesome and supportive,

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they were understanding and encouraging 
them to find confidence in getting a job.

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This is really pleasing to see that there
is support out there for the Deaf community

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and Stand Guide is just one of 
the wonderful shining examples.

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Thank you very much to Stand Guide.