WelcomE to deaf-initely women
Deaf-initely Women is run and governed by deaf women. Deaf-initely Women serves all deaf women in Derby and Derbyshire.
We give each other emotional strength to help us to cope with our working and family lives and provide opportunities for deaf women to gain confidence and experience new things. Our group includes deaf women of all ages from 18 – 80 and with varying degrees of deafness and communication needs.
Stronger together!
Workshops and classes
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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 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 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 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
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.