The choir members said they had a lot of fun learning the new signs for the Boney M classic Christmas song Credit: Makasong. Over 100,000 children and adults in the UK use Makaton to support their ...

Participants used techniques including Makaton and British Sign Language (BSL) for the video by St Andrew's Healthcare in Northampton. A total of 273 people came together to record the festive song.

SANTA and his elves have been wishing visitors a ‘Merry Makaton Christmas’ using simple sign language for those with special educational needs. Five-year-old Emilie-Faye Borrowdale, from ...

Staff are using Makaton signs at The Yorkshire Barn cafe at Murton Jo Bryenton explained: “Makaton is a communication system which uses signs made with your hands, simple symbols and speech to ...

A choir has created a Christmas carol that includes elements of British Sign Language and Makaton, so that people with sensory difficulties are able to get involved. The Sign of the Season project ...

A little girl who is deaf in one ear has a Christmas dream come true when she visited Santa - and he spoke to her in SIGN LANGUAGE. The touching moment happened when Betsy, who is three, went to ...

A girl has a "magical" surprise when a Father Christmas begins to talk with her using sign language. ... was on the Weardale Polar Express when he approached and struck up a conversation in Makaton.

At Cavendish View School, Makaton is integrated into daily activities. The school engages in a range of initiatives such as introducing new themed vocabulary through Makaton's sign of the week ...

The video features people using Makaton, British Sign Language and other forms of communication A mental health charity has released a video to remind people of the importance of communication at ...