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...
BDA Press Release: UN committee paves the way for a BSL Act
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UK Government needs to grant deaf people “the right to educated high-quality sign language interpretation”: leading UN committee paves the way for a British...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Moves to improve the lives of deaf Glaswegians revealed
City chiefs in Glasgow have agreed on plans to improve the lives of BSL users in the Scottish city, making education, leisure, health and democratic services more accessible
