Press releases, 2019
"Welcome to Signsbury's... Sainsbury's unveils UK's first signing store" press release
- Ref. No: SA/PR/2/1/54/28
- Format: Digital/Electronic only
- Date: 18 Jul 2019
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 item
- Access: Open
News article announcing that "Sainsbury's has today unveiled the UK's first signing store in Bath, as part of its 150 Days of Community initiative", with store manager Paul Robertson and his team, including deaf colleague Sam Book, suggesting making Bath store "more deaf friendly to help the deaf and hard of hearing community." "Signsbury" opening from the 18 – 21 July. Includes links to videos on YouTube featuring Rachel Shenton, "the Oscar winning screenwriter who famously signed her 2018 acceptance speech", and Sam Book using sign language phrases in the store.
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