Certificate in Communication with Deafblind People - Manual (CDC2)

Course description:
Level 2 Certificate in Communication with Deafblind People (Manual) is designed to give learners knowledge about communication with deafblind people who use English and Deafblind Manual Alphabet. It builds on the knowledge and skills gained on the level 2 certificate Communication with Deafblind People.

Candidates must achieve the three units below for the full qualification.
Units may be taken separately and in any order.

Certificated:
This course is accredited by Signature (Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People - CACDP). This certificate consists of 3 units: - K202, T201 & T202.

K202 - Understanding Communication with Deafblind People
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:

• know key facts about deafblindness;
• understand the impact of being deafblind;
• understand the importance of environmental factors in successful communication with deafblind
  people;
• know a range of aids to successful communication with/for deafblind people;
• know how deafblindness impacts on mobility, movement and orientation;
• know a range of language and communication services for deafblind people.

Topic cotent:

• About deafblindness
• The impact of deafblindness
• The importance of the environment
• Aids to communication
• Mobility
  
• Language and communication services
  

Assessment: 60-minute written assessment paper (externally marked).

T201 - Communicating with Deaf and Deafblind People
(ACE - Access to Communication in English)
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:

• be able to arrange and manage environmental and other factors to optimise successful
  communication with a deaf or deafblind person;
• be able to use a given range of communication methods and tactics to optimise successful
  communication with a deaf or deafblind person.

Topic content:

• Features of successful communication
• Using communication methods and tactics

The assessment consists of a conversation between the candidate and the assessor, who is appointed
by Signature/CACDP. The assessor will be a deaf or deafblind lipreader.

T202 - Deafblind Manual Communication and Guiding
At the end of this unit of learning, the successful learner will:

• be able to communicate with a deafblind person by using and receiving the Deafblind Manual
  Alphabet;
  
• be able to guide a deafblind person within a building and to a place of safety.

Topic content:

• Using the Deafblind Manual Alphabet
• Guiding a deafblind person

Aassessment: internal assessment

Who’s it for and what’s it about?

Unit K202 covers key facts about deafblindness, and the communication methods used by
deafblind people. It also covers the impact of deafblindness on mobility and access, and aids to
successful communication.

Unit T201 covers effective communication skills with deaf or deafblind people whose preferred
language is English. This unit does not include use of the Deafblind Manual, and focuses on
communicating in English with people who have acquired deafness or deafblindness and who
use clear speech and lipreading.

Unit T202 focuses on the use of verbatim Deafblind Manual Alphabet (DMA), both productive
and receptive in a one-to-one conversation with a Deafblind Manual user. This unit also includes the
use of the Deafblind Manual Alphabet to initiate guiding, where the learner will be able to guide a
deafblind person to where communication will take place. The guiding is restricted to an indoor
scenario, and includes knowing how to alert a deafblind person to danger and being able to guide
them to a place of safety.