Thanks to a partnership with RNID, HSBC UK has become the first UK bank to offer British Sign Language (BSL) for beginners training to all its 23,000 employees. The accredited e-learning course – which has been developed by Signature, the awarding body for British Sign Language qualifications - enables employees at HSBC UK to learn useful words and phrases in BSL....
No actionable change — this is a corporate accessibility initiative with no direct clinical or audiological practice implications.
Employer-led BSL training at scale signals growing mainstream commitment to deaf inclusion and may raise public awareness of communication access needs.
- 01RNID partnered with HSBC UK to deliver accredited BSL beginner training.
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