A Brighton pub is holding a virtual pub quiz tonight to raise money for a local Deaf charity. The Bevy in Moulsecoomb is teaming up with DeafCOG who will be interpreting the quiz into British Sign Language to make sure that it is accessible to people who use BSL as their main or preferred language.
The Deaf-friendly event launched in February with the first quiz taking place in the pub just before the Covid-19 lockdown was announced. After the pub was closed, the Bevy Team were not to be deterred and decided to move their next quiz online. After a successful trial last week, the quiz will run this Thursday 30th April on zoom just after the NHS clap has taken place at 8pm. Participants are asked to register online in advance at www.thebevy.co.uk/quiz
Quizmaster Charlie Pyment said “Our first Deaf-friendly quiz took place just before the lockdown and was great fun. We’re glad we’ve found a way to carry on virtually – we’re looking forward to having a good time on Thursday night, making new friends and raising some money for DeafCOG while we’re at it.”
DeafCOG is a charity providing support to Deaf people throughout East Sussex providing an essential service which has become even more important due to the lack of official information in BSL since the Covid-19 crisis began. DeafCOG has worked with the local NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in Brighton & Hove, and East and West Sussex to develop a Video Relay Service which has gone live in all GP practices this month and offers telephone access and consultations to British Sign Language (BSL) users.
The new service will see GP practices able to offer consultations with support from Signlive, a free-to-download App that connects the caller to a fully qualified BSL interpreter before connecting to the recipient.
It will mean d/Deaf patients across Brighton and Hove and East Sussex will now be able to call their registered practice for free, using the standard telephone number, speak with receptionists and book a telephone appointment with a GP, just as a hearing person can.
The service has been rolled out at speed in response to Covid-19 and the changes in how GP practices are offering healthcare during the pandemic.
