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Friday, April 19, 2024

Scotland BSL National Plan Consultation

Members of the Scottish BSL National Advisory Group, students from Heriot Watt and other members of the Deaf community joined MSP's in the Scottish...

Order! BSL question in the Commons

History was made in the House of Commons chamber at Westminster this week when Dawn Butler, MP for Brent, became the first Member of Parliament...

Countdown to Sign Language Week

The British Deaf Association (BDA) are currently in the middle of final preparations for their annual Sign Language Week. This year the week runs...

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...

NI Election Hustings Report (BSL)

https://youtu.be/5lb1bzsDWA4 You Vote – You Decide BDA Northern Ireland Election Hustings - 21st February 2017 Report by Majella McAteer & John Carberry Northern Ireland are due to...
New Police information videos in BSL

Police information film available in BSL

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itPJrlxmuo] A British Sign Language (BSL) film has been launched to highlight the difference between emergency and non-emergency SMS numbers for people who are...

New milestone for the BSL Charter

Dr Terry Riley, Chair of the BDA, tells British Deaf News about the first signing of the BSL Charter by a Deaf mental health services provider. The...

Have your say on the NHS Accessible Information Standard review – Olivia Butterworth (BSL)

As the Accessible Information Standard review is launched, NHS England’s Head of Public Participation, calls on people to share their experiences: Last summer, we reached...

National Squash Championships coming soon

Less than three weeks to go now before the elite of Deaf Squash gather in Manchester for the National Deaf Squash Championships 2017. The event...
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Midlands charity celebrates Lottery success

Zebra Access, a local charity based in Wolverhampton has secured funding of more than £350,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to develop services for...