97% of young people support for BSL in GCSE
97% of young people support the idea of a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). A petition (currently at 22,008 signatures) calls for BSL...
Three launches free in-store Sign Language service for customers
https://vimeo.com/234307553
Three UK partners with Sign Solutions to enable Deaf customers to receive in-store support
Three is launching a new in-store Video Relay service to help...
Police information film available in BSL
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A British Sign Language (BSL) film has been launched to highlight the difference between emergency and non-emergency SMS numbers for people who are...
Family of Deaf man had to tell him he was dying as hospital did...
The South-Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has apologised to the family of Thomas Carson who had to tell him he was dying because...
Analysis of the debate in Parliament for BSL to be on the National Curriculum
Despite the petition for British Sign Language (BSL) to be on the National Curriculum not reaching the normal threshold to be considered for debate...
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...
Human Rights: Don’t Stay Out – Stand Up
I attended a week long Human Rights Training session in Malta, facilitated by the European Union of Deaf Youth (EUDY). Established in 1987, EUDY...
Queen’s becomes the first hospital in the country to receive Deaf-Aware Quality Mark
The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) presented acting Chief Executive Jeff Buggle with its Deaf-Aware hospital Quality Mark on Monday (22 May).
The hospital,...
Gallaudet University – ‘Deaf President Now’
Gallaudet University is the only one in the world where all seminars and lectures are in Sign. It is in Washington DC and was...
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...