Ishara 2012 - 2015

 

 

Ishara is funded by the Scottish Government Equality Unit from April 2012 to March 2015. The project supports Deaf Minority Ethnic (ME) people across Scotland. We do this by:

Helping Deaf ME people report Hate Crime:

• Working in partnership to host police surgeries
• Developing accessible information about Hate Crime
• Organise events for local communities about Hate Crime

Help Deaf ME people tell agencies about problems with accessing help or services:

• Consult with agencies and communities about needs of Deaf ME people
• Ask agencies and communities what the barriers are for
• supporting Deaf ME people.
• Deaf ME people will inform policy and decision makers about Equalities at highest levels.

Help agencies and communities to support needs of Deaf ME people.

• Deliver online training and information sessions for agencies and communities.
• Help agencies and communities action plan to deliver change.
• Develop accessible information about key issues for Deaf ME people.
• Raise awareness at highest levels about good practise with equalities.

Help Deaf ME people to engage with ME communities and

promote deaf awareness:

• Engage with ME communities in Scotland.
• Promote deaf awareness and needs of Deaf ME people.
• Encourage more people from ME communities to learn British Sign Language (BSL) and support individuals to become BSL interpreters.
• Organise engagement events for Deaf ME people and ME communities in Scotland.

For more information, please contact:

	Tasnim Sharif - Ishara Project Officer Text phone: 0141 4202171 Tel: 18002 0141 4202171 SMS: 07749311524 (text message only) Ishara@deafconnections.co.uk
	Maryam Imran - Ishara Project Officer Tel: 0141 4202819 Ishara@deafconnections.co.uk