Welcome to deaf-initely women
Deaf-initely Women is run and governed by deaf and hard of hearing women. Deaf-initely Women serves all deaf and hard of hearing women in Derby, Derbyshire and beyond.
We give each other emotional strength to help us to cope with our working and family lives and provide opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing women to gain confidence and experience new things. Our group includes all deaf and hard of hearing women from the age of 18+ and with varying degrees of deafness and communication needs.
Stronger together!
Workshops and classes
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Would you like to get involved with our group?
Work/Volunteer for us
We could not run our activities without the help of our amazing volunteers and staff. Would you like to make a difference too?
About Deaf-initely Women
Deaf-initely Women brings deaf and hard of hearing women together. Getting together helps us grow in confidence and we gain support from each other.
How to become the new you!
Do you feel isolated? Do you want to feel more independent and confident?
Brillant deaf and hard of hearing women!
We are always busy running events, classes and workshops for our members. Find out what we have been up to.
Deaf Women Matter!
Deaf-initely Women has successfully obtained funding from the Big Lottery Fund to fund an innovative project: Deaf Women Matter! Skills for Life project. The purpose of this project is to enable deaf and hard of hearing women to:
Build confidence
Become emotionally and financially stronger to cope in their personal, working and family lives.
Take up opportunities for to gain new experiences
Take up work and volunteering opportunities
Latest News
Deaf-initely Women has been awarded £50,000 from Comic Relief!
Deaf-initely Women is thrilled to be awarded joint funding from Comic Relief, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Clothworkers Foundation for the development of a 12-month project: Deaf Women’s Digi-Hub. This project will develop a website that will explain the different...
‘Crafty Yarns’ session Part 1
Crochet coming to Chesterfield Friday 18th Oct 2019 Chesterfield Market Hall (Room 1) 10am-3pm Exciting new crafty hobby. If you fancy learning how to crochet, or would like to know how to improve your crochet skills.
Keeping Safe Online
Friday 11th Oct 2019 - The Polish Club, Derby 9.45am-3pm - High Tea Lunch included! Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Community Police with Cyber Crime support and Deaf-initely Women have put an event about how to stay safe online including dating website,...
Crafty Yarn Sessions
Crafty Yarn Sessions is coming all around Derbyshire! There will be Crochet coming to Chesterfield on Friday 18th October by Lisa Yip. Then next event would be knitting! This will take place in Belper on Saturday 26th October. Finally, Crafty Yarn session would be...
Welcome to Molly!
We are exciting a new team member, Molly O'Brien starting today with Deaf-initely Women. Molly is deaf-blind, her role is Evaluator and Researcher and have excellent knowledge on helping and researching on Deaf-initely Women funding with Teresa Waldron.
We want you! Volunteer with us!
You could be a volunteer for Deaf-initely Women and help support other deaf and hard of hearing women in Derbyshire. You could help us to encourage other deaf women to come to our free events and workshops. All deaf women are welcome to come to our events and...
Read more about Deaf-initely women and how to contact us
Read our latest newsletter – March 2019
– New funding success – Learn basic BSL – Craft cards – Workshop on how to use sign language interpreters –
Read our February 2019 newsletter
Monthly news for Deaf women and women with hearing loss in Derby and Derbyshire
New event – Making Crafty Cards 18th March
Please come and join this workshop if you want to develop your own creativity. Book online here
New event – Making Bath Bombs 13th February
Come and join us making bath bombs. Fully accessible with BSL interpreters, electronic notetakers and loop system. Book online here
Brush up your skills to teach BSL
Brush up your teaching skills to teach basic BSL If you’re not sure whether to teach Deaf women and women with hearing loss to learn basic BSL and communication skills then contact Janet on janet@deafinitelywomen.org.uk for more details. Book onto the Course by...
Job Vacancies
We have job vacancies for a Deputy Project Manager (part-time) and an Office cleaner (art-time). Apply Here. job-vacancies
Assertiveness training
We have an assertiveness training course running on 15th January. To come along book here Assertiveness and Confidence building workshop - Tu 15.1.2019 - Belper (002)
December 2018 Newsletter
Read our December newsletter. Lots of interesting progress for our charity. Deafinitely Women's e-newsletter December 2018
Come along to find out more about Mindfulness
Meet our trainer - Trudi Collier who will tell you more about Mindfulness. Trudi, who is Deaf, has kindly come all the way from Scotland to tell us how we can look after our health, mind and well-being.
Autumn 2018 – Newsletter
Welcome to the first addition of our newsletter. Click here to read our Autumn newsletter
First Aid Training Course – Sold out
We have had a great response to our First Aid Course which has sold out already. We have lots of other events and courses coming up.