Hello, my name is Sean Richards, and I work for the British Deaf Association.
I'm based in Derby.
Last year, I met with Stand Guide who spoke about their services in the East Midlands.
During September last year, I sign posted a couple of people to Stand Guide
to help themselves or their children to find employment.
In January this year, I received a wonderful video from a mother who said
that she was so pleased with how Stand Guide have supported their deaf customers.
They ensured that their CV’s were up to scratch, provided interpreters to
allow for access in their own language and helped them to find employment.
So far, I'm aware of 3 or 4 people who have successfully obtained employment
through Stand Guide and I'm sure that there are more.
This is really great!
I spoke to someone who got a job through Stand Guide to see what
their feedback was. They were nothing but full of praise for Stand Guide.
They said that their services were great, the staff were awesome and supportive,
they were understanding and encouraging them to find confidence in getting a job.
This is really pleasing to see that there is support out there for the Deaf community
and Stand Guide is just one of the wonderful shining examples.
Thank you very much to Stand Guide.