1.0 Introduction

Living Options Devon received two rounds of funding from the One Devon COVID Vaccination Outreach Fund in November and December 2022. The grant enabled Living Options Devon to provide support to disabled people and Deaf BSL users; help to address the impact of COVID; gain insight into the barriers to COVID vaccination; and to increase confidence in the Vaccinations in these communities. Alongside this we provided Deaf awareness and disability awareness training for
vaccination centre staff with the aim of increasing understanding and knowledge to support a more inclusive, accessible service. This report summarises the support and engagement undertaken as part of this funding. Section 2.0 focuses on support and engagement with Deaf BSL users and
section 3.0 focuses on support for disabled people.

2.0 Engagement and support for Deaf BSL users

We provided wellbeing peer support sessions (see 2.1); information and advice (see 2.2); and Deaf awareness training for vaccination centre staff (see 2.4). Through these activities, we delivered the following outcomes:

• Deaf BSL users were provided with accessible information, advice and support helping them to make informed choices.
• Deaf BSL users were provided with accessible information, advice and support regarding COVID and vaccinations, from an organisation they know and trust.