Memories of Nepal 2016 (BSL)
https://vimeo.com/195837912/84ef015a19
BDA Chair Dr Terry Riley visited Nepal late last year for the 111th World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Board Meeting. This is his...
Helga fails to win European Presidency
Helga Stevens has failed in her bid to be elected as the new president of the European Parliament.
The Deaf MEP, who was the nominee of...
Helga Stevens Interview
At the end of September 2016, it was announced that the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) in the European Parliament had nominated its vice-president...
Accessibility laws ‘benefit everyone’
The European Accessibility Act has the potential to create new opportunities for European business but should avoid creating “barriers” to innovation, according to Helga...
What impact will Brexit have on the Deaf community?
In the final part of his three part feature on Brexit, our legal expert Rob Wilks looks at a number of areas in which...
Over 1,000 sign language users descend on Brussels
John A Hay MBE reports on the recent “Multilingualism and Equal Rights in the European Union: the role of sign language” conference in Brussels
Wednesday...
Brexit: Are we facing the UK’s greatest constitutional crisis yet?
This is the second of three articles about Brexit. After describing how Brexit will be achieved and what problems are likely to be encountered...
Brexit: What’s it all about?
The dust is just about settling after the political upheaval caused by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in a Referendum on...
Sign Language Framework Consultation
The BDA’s Majella McAteer updates BDN readers on the public consultation in Northern Ireland on a new Sign Language Framework.
On the 15th of March...
We don’t need a BSL Act, apparently
Rob Wilks, a qualified solicitor and formerly with the RAD Deaf Law Centre, argues that we must have BSL legislation to prevent Deaf people...
