Languages
Multikulti website
The Multikulti website aims to support citizenship through the delivery of culturally appropriate and accurately translated information in the following areas of welfare law - debt, employment, health, housing, immigration and welfare benefits. The multikulti website provides information, advice, guidance and learning materials in community languages
- Link to MultiKulti website
Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS)
The aim of the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) is to enable deaf and hard of hearing people in Barnet to have access to social care services. This service can be used for social care appointments such as Home visits, meetings with social services staff, and social care events. This SLIS service does not cover health appointments – the NHS have their own interpreting service.
The service is free for only Social Care appointments and for all people who use British Sign Language (BSL) as their first language and who live in the borough of Barnet.
In addition to BSL/English interpreters, the Sign Language Interpreting Service also provides the following communication support:
- Sign Supported English (SSE)
- Deafblind interpreters (Manual)
- lipspeakers
- speech to text reporters (Palantypists).
For more information please contact Barnet SLIS on the contact details below.
Tel: 020 8359 6093
Textphone: 020 8361 5280
Typetalk: 18001 020 8359 6093
Fax: 0870 889 6825
Email: slis@barnet.gov.uk
Sign Video Service at Barnet House
Are you deaf or hard of hearing?
A self-service video/telephone link at Barnet House could help you.
The computer-based facility is called Sign Video and provides BSL (British Sign Language) interpreters through the use of video-conferencing equipment, and saves the need for you to arrange another future appointment if you are unable to hear.
You can use the service to interpret a conversation you are having with a hearing member of staff. The service is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays).
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