![Fifi Garfield (The Manager), Paula Garfield - Director, Abigail Poulton (Emma) - [Photo credit: Natalie Yalden]](https://i0.wp.com/www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Contractions-casts-director.jpg?resize=534%2C462&ssl=1 "Deafinitely Theatre marks 15th Anniversary with new play ‘Contractions’")
London Assembly addresses Deaf mental health issues
Deaf people are suffering from a reduction in the provision of specialist care and poor access to communication support and information when they are...
Using technology to help Sign Language users access local services
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Devon County Council has introduced a new way for users of British Sign Language (BSL) to contact them via a Video Relay Service (VRS)....
Erika Jones Shortlisted for an EDA
Congratulations to Erika Jones from BBC See Hear who was shortlisted in the Journalist of the Year category at the European Diversity Awards recently....
Deaf children have language difficulties too
Our January edition looked at work being done in DCAL to increase knowledge about language difficulties among sign language users. Here, Joanna Hoskin tells...
Police information film available in BSL
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A British Sign Language (BSL) film has been launched to highlight the difference between emergency and non-emergency SMS numbers for people who are...
Stop Changes to Access to Work march
On Saturday 26 September, 1,000 deaf, disabled and non-disabled marchers from all over the UK took to the streets of London to protest against...
History made at London’s City Hall as GLA supports BSL Charter
History made at London’s City Hall as GLA supports BSL Charter.
A significant moment in the short history of the BDA’s groundbreaking Charter for British...
Leicestershire Police becomes first Force to sign the British Sign Language Charter
As part of International Week of the Deaf, Leicestershire Police became the first police force in the UK to sign the British Deaf Association’s...
Academy are surprise Indoor Cricket winners
The ECAD (England Cricket Association for the Deaf) Academy side tore up the form book to win the ECAD National Deaf Indoor Championships at...
Poundland Dagenham colleague wins highly commended in national award
Poundland is delighted to announce that one of their colleagues, Ridwan Ojetola, has won highly commended status in the Significant Achievement Award category at the...
