Deaf trio guilty of Access to Work fraud are jailed
Three Deaf fraudsters who fleeced taxpayers out of nearly £1million have been jailed for a total of more than 12 years.
Paul Neal, 38, Stephen...
Sunderland Deaf win football league cup
Sunderland Deaf AFC recently beat Reading 3-0 in Nottingham to win the England Deaf Football League Cup, adding it to the England Deaf Football...
Access to Work limits Deaf actors say London Theatre Company
The Graeae Theatre Company, based in London, has claimed the government’s disability employment scheme, Access to Work, has created a “glass ceiling” that limits...
My life and times in deaf education
As she prepares to retire as Head teacher at Frank Barnes School, Karen Simpson shares her thoughts with BDN. She tells us how things...
Damning report into Margate School closure
In the March issue of BDN we reported on the effects of the sudden closure of the Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate....
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...
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...
Margate closure leaves deaf children with complex needs in limbo: Sasha
Local authorities and parents have been struggling to find alternative schools for children who had been attending the Royal School for Deaf Children since...
Margate closure leaves deaf children with complex needs in limbo: Archie
Local authorities and parents have been struggling to find alternative schools for children who had been attending the Royal School for Deaf Children since...
Margate closure leaves deaf children with complex needs in limbo: Jessica
Local authorities and parents have been struggling to find alternative schools for children who had been attending the Royal School for Deaf Children since...
