About us
The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre (DMCC) was established by a group of both Deaf and hearing friends most of whom give their time on a voluntary basis. It is a charity that works with people of all ages. The centre is committed to enhancing communication and understanding between deaf and hearing people, through social, cultural and educational activities in the Surrey area.
The activities include British Sign Language (BSL) tuition, deaf awareness programmes, children's activity days, drama and poetry workshops as well as various fund raising events. The aim is to bring deaf and hearing people together and to increase sign language awareness among all parents and teachers of deaf children in the county.
DMCC is named after Dorothy Miles, a sign language poet and playwright who worked in both the UK and America. She was also a research/tutor of American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL). She was passionate about Deaf issues, culture and sign language and longed to bridge the gap between Deaf and hearing people.
Dorothy Miles' vision was of deaf and hearing people learning, developing and working together.
All of us here at the Dorothy Miles CC, both deaf and hearing, using British Sign Language are working towards carrying out Dorothy's vision.