Living with dementia when you are deaf
Image courtesy of Andrea Piacquadio
The British Deaf Association (BDA) has been working tirelessly over the last few years to create dementia resources for the deaf community.
After the launch of the BDA’s toolkit: The Deaf Dementia Experience in Scotland... A Toolkit for All, the BDA have created new British Sign Language (BSL) videos that focus on making environments dementia friendly. Both projects have been funded by the Life Changes Trust, and DSDC was delighted to welcome the BDA to the Iris Murdoch Building to film the videos within the Design and Technology Suite.
There are a total of nine videos, split into different areas around the home / care home.
Video 1 – Introduction to dementia design
Video 2 – Corridors and halls
Video 3 – Bedroom
Video 4 – Bathroom
Video 5 – Living room
Video 6 – Dining room
Video 7 – Kitchen
Video 8 – Toilets
Video 9 – Hospital room
To read more about dementia design, please visit DSDC’s resources page.
