Welcome video in sign language

Volunteering England wants its website and other services to be clear and accessible to all. As part of our commitment to providing accessible information, we have produced a video in British Sign Language with English subtitles.

Watch the video

You will need to have the FREE Adobe Flash Player installed to play this video. This can be downloaded from the Adobe web site.

- Go directly to our YouTube Channel to play the video (this version provides a clearer view of the subtitles - without the YouTube logo)

Read the transcript

The video provides a short introduction to Volunteering England and our services for people who work with volunteers. It also tells you how to contact a Volunteer Centre to find out about volunteering in your area. The video is recommended for broadband users only.

• Read the written transcript of the British Sign Language video

Resources to help you

• If you would like to begin volunteering, find out what to do
• Read some case studies about deaf volunteers
• Read new guidance on working with deaf or hard of hearing volunteers from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf
• Visit the Good Practice Bank for more resources on working with deaf and disabled volunteers
• Read some tips for making a sign language video

Further information about the project

• Background information on the project and about British Sign Language
• Read our press release about the launch of the BSL video

• Complete our feedback form about the sign language video and help us to evaluate the project

This video was a Volunteering Hub project, and was funded by Capacity Builders as part of the ChangeUp programme.