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...
BDA AGM – York 2017 (BSL)
https://vimeo.com/201705148
Alexandra Shaw reports for BDN from the British Deaf Association Annual General Meeting in York on Saturday, 28th January 2017.
The AGM was attended by...
New Deaf research – Can you help?
Madeleine Chapman, a Danish researcher specialising in Deaf studies has embarked on new research about Deaf identity and she would like the help of BDN...
Positives in improving access to the legal system
The European Commission funded JUSTISIGNS project recently came to an end. Its remit was to look at the barriers to justice for the Deaf...
An important moment in Deaf history… How the National Deaf Studies Curriculum changed Deaf...
Catherine Drew (top right, with Sandra David), Leader of Bilingual Practice at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children and Chair of the National Deaf...
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...
In search of justice
A mock trial by jury involving Deaf jurors was held in Sydney last year – the first of its kind – to assess whether...
Health report calls for action
“It’s terrible that such a large part of the population is excluded from receiving the benefits of our health service that most of us...
Signs of hope in court
How robust are procedures for Deaf people in British courts? Jessica Moore explores BSL legal interpreting.
TV dramas and courtroom flicks aside, most of us...
