Deaf-initely Women

10/12/2025

✨ Human Rights Day ✨

🌍💙 At Deaf-initely Women we believe every person, everywhere, is entitled to live with dignity, freedom, and equality. Today, we stand together to protect these rights — not just in words, but in action. Let’s be the voice for justice, the hands that help, and the hearts that care. 🌍💙

10/12/2025

🛑TOMORROW - have you booked your place?🛑

🌟FREE training course for Personal Assistants and Care Workers who work with Direct Payment employers and users supporting deaf and deafblind people 🌟

What? Supporting and communicating with Deaf BSL users with Dementia
When? Thursday 11th December 2025
Where? Derby Deaf Club, 39 Parker Street, Derby DE1 3HX

CPD Certificate will be provided

Book your place today on Eventbrite https://zurl.co/NVBxG via the QR code
or email booking@deafinitelywomen.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom or in person!

09/12/2025

✨ Come celebrate with Deaf-initely Women! ✨

📅 Monday, 15 December 2025
⏰ 10:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Room 103, Strutt's Community Centre, Belper DE56 1UU

Connect, learn, and celebrate the powerful contributions of disabled people throughout history. Our staff and volunteers will be sharing inspiring stories of both historical and contemporary disabled figures, with plenty of opportunities to meet others and network with local organisations.

Enjoy mince pies with cream, warm tea, chai spice, and non-alcoholic mulled wine.

✨ Plus, a surprise guest speaker! ✨

BSL interpreters and captioners available.

Book here https://zurl.co/NryWr or contact:

✉️tia@deafinitelywomen.org.uk
📱01773828233

✨ Let’s celebrate, learn, and empower together. ✨

09/12/2025

**Job Vacancy**

Outreach Support Worker
£11,750 per annum for 17.5 hours a week post,
Location: Belper, Derbyshire.

Deaf-initely Women (DW) support and empower deafblind women to live fully inclusive lives with empowerment-based services designed by deafblind women themselves. With the support of the deafblind team.

The Outreach Support worker will deliver a home-visiting service where she will carry out assessments of clients’ needs to fully participate in activities, access services and/or volunteer. With the support from the Access to Work programme, the postholder will be prepared to travel across Derby/shire and Nottingham/shire.

This vacancy is open to deafblind women only (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9, Part 1).

Full details of the Job Role and Personal Specifications are on https://zurl.co/fXYc5

Please email your interest to info@deafinitelywomen.org.uk with the subject heading of OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER.

Deadline: Monday, 5th January 2026, 12 noon.

09/12/2025

**Job Vacancy**

Advocate
£12,147 for 17.5 hours post,
Location: Belper, Derbyshire.

Deaf-initely Women is looking to recruit a deaf, deafblind or hard-of-hearing woman to work as a part-time Advocate to support and empower deaf women to be heard through quality, independent advocacy. They will hold (or be willing to work towards within 12 months) the Diploma in Independent Advocacy (City & Guilds Level 3 or 4). As part of their role, they will also be prepared to travel across Derby/shire and Nottingham/shire.

Deaf-initely Women believe that all deaf women have the right to be heard and respected, making their own choices in decisions about themselves.

This vacancy is open to deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing women only (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9, Part 1).

Job application pack at https://zurl.co/zINsw
Deadline: Monday 5th January 2026, 12noon.
Interviews: Wednesday 14th January 2026.

Please note that the date cannot be rearranged.

09/12/2025

🛑THIS SUNDAY - Have you booked your place?🛑

FREE Swimming & Aqua Aerobics!
🗓 Sunday 14th December
🕒 3–4pm
📍 Ripley Leisure Centre, DE5 3HR

Open to Deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing women only.
Come along, relax and enjoy fun water activities with other women.
💧 Book your place now!
https://zurl.co/fZ6QJ

05/12/2025

Useful information to share 👇

Need a Safe Space? Day or night, if you’re looking for a Safe Space in Nottingham city centre, use this interactive venue map which can help you find one nearby:

🔗 https://zurl.co/P2tSa

At Deaf-initely Women, we’re here to offer support, advice, and a safe place to reach out.

Get in touch with us today:

✉️ Email: def@deafinitelywomen.org.uk

📲 Text: 07579 809 766
📞 Text Relay: 18001 01773 828233

Nottingham’s Safe Space Pledge connects city visitors and residents to welcoming venues committed to providing a secure haven.

05/12/2025

- The vigil is taking place at Sneinton Market tomorrow, 6-7.30pm.

04/12/2025

Here’s our wonderful Patron, Yvonne Cobb, sharing her Christmas message with everyone! 🎄✨

An award-winning entrepreneur, Yvonne runs her own cookery business, teaching healthy eating in BSL. She is incredibly passionate about Deaf-initely Women, bringing her lived experience, strength, and insight to help empower Deaf women through every stage of life.

Merry Christmas, Yvonne — and thank you for your amazing support! 💛🤟

04/12/2025

🎄✨ A wreath-tastic day was had recently at the special Circle of Safety Christmas Wreath Workshop! The room smelled amazing, and there were some fabulous masterpieces created. 🎄✨

Watch this space for more events coming soon!

04/12/2025

🛑Have you booked your place? Coming up soon! 🛑

🌟FREE training course for Personal Assistants and Care Workers who work with Direct Payment employers and users supporting deaf and deafblind people 🌟

What? Supporting and communicating with Deaf BSL users with Dementia
When? Thursday 11th December 2025
Where? Derby Deaf Club, 39 Parker Street, Derby DE1 3HX

CPD Certificate will be provided

Book your place today on Eventbrite https://zurl.co/NVBxG via the QR code
or email booking@deafinitelywomen.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you on Zoom or in person!

03/12/2025