Leading award for school

Jun 25 2009 by Alistair Watson, West Lothian Courier

DONALDSON’S School showed that actions speak louder than words by achieving a prestigious charter mark.

Scotland’s national residential and day school for children who are deaf or have speech and language difficulties has once again proven its commitment to providing pupils, staff and visitors with the best level of care and support, by achieving RNID Scotland’s Louder than Words charter mark.

Louder than Words is a best practice charter for organisations that have shown a commitment to improving access to their services for deaf and hard of hearing people, in line with current disability discrimination law.

Janice MacNeill, Principal of Donaldson’s, said: “The recognition from RNID that Donaldson’s has achieved the required level of best practice to receive the Louder than Words charter mark is great news.

“This is further recognition of the dedication and skill of the whole team, and sets a standard for local businesses to follow.

“If anyone wishes to apply for Louder than Words themselves, or simply to improve their ability to communicate with our pupils and staff, we would be happy to help them.”

Katie Macdonald of RNID said: “We are proud to have worked with such an excellent organisation on this project, and it is absolutely fantastic that Donaldson’s has had its achievement and consistent hard work recognised.”

RNID Scotland offers the Louder than Words charter so that the nine million people who are deaf or hard of hearing in the UK have equal access to work opportunities and the same levels of service as anyone else. RNID works to ensure that all changes are inexpensive, appropriate and easy to implement.

To find out how your business can achieve the Louder than Words charter, contact Katie Macdonald on 0161 2762319 or textphone 0161 2762316. Alternatively e-mail Katie.macdonald@rnid.org.uk