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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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
We have over 1k followers!
We have 992 likes...see if we can stretch it to over 1k likes? Please invite and share with all your friends to celebrate our 1k mark! Deaf-initely Women’s Community Support Group is growing with 183 members - you can share your news, advice and giving ideas to all...
Derbyshire Live – update news
Derby and Derbyshire have been put into Tier 3 it was revealed this was partly due to concerns over the pressure on the local NHS. Tier 3 measures mean a ban on households mixing, except in limited circumstances such as parks. Bars and restaurants will be limited to...
Derbyshire County Council: Disability and carers benefits
If you have difficulty with your personal care or getting around, you may be able to claim: • Disability Living Allowance - if you’re under 16 • Personal Independence Payment - if you’re 16 or over but under pension age (Women under 65) • Attendance Allowance - if...
Molly on the Disability Newsroom 2021!
Watch the video, interviewed by Sarah Reilly and John Coster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2auxK9wRkM&feature=youtu.be
Mosca’s fulfilled a life-long dream
Mosca’s fulfilled a life-long dream When I looked at my ten-year-old daughter watching me, I knew it had been worth the struggle... Perhaps a little background would help illustrate why this moment was such a milestone? At the age of ten, because of an inspirational...
Mindfulness: Four videos are available to watch
Mindfulness: Four videos are available to watch. Please head over to our video blog page. There are four topics in the mindfulness videos: www.deafinitelywomen.org.uk/video-vlog What is mindfulness Where do negative thoughts come from Managing negative thoughts Be...
DEaf Abuse-Free – Information are out now
Are you being bullied, harassed or abused by a partner, relative, a friend or your neighbour? We may be able to help you 1-2-1 support service Our support worker will meet with you to discuss the problems you are having and she will help you to access support and...
Deaf-initely Women’s Special note: Yoga saved Kavita
⭐Deaf-initely Women's special note⭐: Yoga saved Kavita. It bought her to a state of calm and helped her regain her true sense of self. It helped her to remember to simply breathe and be. The physical asana and meditation helped Kavita overcome her anxiety and inspired...
How to use the Zoom with PowerPoint
https://youtu.be/v2JV1jZjsmU Transcript of video Hello! Today I am going to show you how to use PowerPoint and Zoom side by side. When you join a Zoom meeting, the PowerPoint (or screen share) will always be large on your screen. Your video and other people's videos...
Zoom – UPDATE
**NEW – Zoom is rolling out a new update Version: 5.2.3, which includes multi-pins and spotlight. This way, we can spotlight on presenter/work and one or two BSL interpreters. Please update your Zoom now for a better quality workshop!**
‘What is drawing?’ by Sam Saxton
A sneaky look at the recent workshop on ‘What is drawing?’ Sam set up many different challenges on what is drawing with using coffee as an ink! It was great fun! #deafinitelywomen #deaf #BSL #hearingloss #arts Look at this fabulous piece of work done by a couple of...
Derbyshire County Council Test and Trace
BSL, subtitle and audio by Derbyshire County Council Test and trace Test and Trace is the national NHS programme set up to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. https://bit.ly/2ROaROT
Landscape Photography Using Smartphone Workshop
📷Recently we had our photography session for smartphone – We are loving her tips on PIXLR app. #deafinitelywomen #photography #deaf #hearingloss #CharityUK#BSL @artscouncilofengland
Special guest at Deaf-initely Women Team meeting
During our video team meeting, there was a surprise visitor on our screen, a very sweet Penny! Suzanne gorgeous new puppy likes to make an appearance. #puppy #teammeeting #deafinitelywomen #charityUK
Molly in her running gear!
🏃♀️Molly and her Communication Guide in a fantastic colourful outfit, went out running after work! Well done for keeping fit! The ideal time to get fit again with Zoomacise! #fitness #deafinitelywomen #deafwomen #deaf #BSL #hardofhearing #hearingloss
‘A new journey to the Deaf world’ by Steph Bennett
A new journey to the Deaf world I lost my hearing mid-way through my University degree. At 19; it was terrifying but also I was clue-less. I ignorantly had no idea it was possible to lose your hearing overnight. I just thought I had a really bad head cold and didn’t...
Community Fund Lottery: We are doing really well!
Molly O’Brien has recently evaluated the Deaf Women Matters project. It found that we have exceeded our agreed targets set by the National Lottery Community Fund. For example: • 466 deaf women have registered onto our courses • We have delivered 27 workshops and...
‘Basic Creative Writing for Blogging’ lead by Sahera Khan last August
Art-based online workshops have been highly successful, quoted by one of our members who attended ‘Basic Creative Writing for Blogging’ lead by Sahera Khan last August. “Thank you very much for the workshop with Sahera Khan this afternoon. My eyes lit up when I...
A new member has joined the Deaf-initely Women team
Deborah Lush has joined our team as the Deaf Abuse Free Personal Navigational Support worker Deborah has some years of experience working and volunteering at Derbyshire Police Headquarters. She will be a valuable asset to all Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing women...
Deaf Blind Grannie Blog
I have recently become a Grannie, (Nanna Chris), for the first time. I was so so excited when Charlie was born, during the early days of Lockdown. His arrival brought lots of much needed😁🥰. I am really enjoying watching him develop and interact. You may notice in the...