Jacqueline McDonald , Senior Interpreter. RNID Scotland offers consultancy, advice and support to public, private and voluntary sector organisations to help them to meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act. Contact Rob Kay, Manager - Scotland. Counselling and Support Service Funded by the Scottish Executive's Educational Needs Innovation Team, the counselling and support project aims to benefit deaf children and young people, their families and professionals working with them. As well as working with young deaf people, RNID Scotland's counsellor, Dot Davidson, works to support parents of deaf children by establishing parents groups and by arranging one to one meetings.
Dot also assesses young young deaf people going forward to further and higher education.
Contact Dot Davidson , Counsellor. Deaf and Disability Awareness Training Companies and services can receive quality training in Deaf and Disability Awareness, telephone techniques and work-based signing via standard or customised packages. To date, RNID Scotland has delivered specialist quality training to Scottish national and local government, schools, universities, hospitals, general practitioners, public utilities, and many more. Contact Margaret Reynolds , Training Officer. The ELSS aims to benefit deaf and hard of hearing people who may be school, college or university leavers, in training, looking for work or simply wanting to change job by providing practical help and advice.