Dorothy Miles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Miles

British poet, activist

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1993

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dorothy "Dot" Miles (19 August 1931 – 30 January 1993) was a poet and activist in the Deaf community.
Throughout her life, she composed her poems in English, British Sign Language, and American Sign Language.
Her work laid the foundations for modern sign language poetry in the US and UK.
She is regarded as the pioneer of BSL poetry and her work influenced many contemporary Deaf poets. The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre was a well-loved organisation based in Surrey, spreading British Sign Language and raising Deaf Awareness in the community.
This mantle was taken up by Dot Sign Language who took over when the Cultural Centre closed.
Dot Sign Language continues to teach qualifying British Sign Language courses in Woking and Guildford, as well as Deaf Awareness workplace training.
They spend many hours working in the community, in Schools, Scout troops, Brownies and all other youth groups, so that all youngsters can see BSL in action, in real life and interact with Deaf people.
They have such a high pass rate and such outstandingly successful teaching methods that they were shortlisted for award and recognition in January 2017 by the examining body 'Signature'.