Take the Leap for BDA Youth: Skydive Fundraiser 2026
Members of the BDA Youth Committee, BDA staff and supporters are taking to the skies to raise funds…
31 July 2026
Current campaigns
Campaigning for change now
Explore current BDA campaigns bringing Deaf communities, partners and supporters together to increase visibility, strengthen rights and create lasting change.
BSL and Deaf culture
Signs of Unity
Celebrating BSL, Deaf culture and community by putting sign language at the heart of shared cultural moments.
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Children and families
BSL in Our Hands
Calling for every deaf child and their family to have free access to sign language from the earliest years.
Explore BSL in Our Hands
Campaigns, appeals and priorities
More ways we are pushing for change
Our campaigning takes different forms. Sometimes we lead, sometimes we work alongside others, and sometimes we use our voice to support a wider movement.
BDA campaign & appeal
Loss to Found
Challenging the idea of deafness as loss and celebrating what Deaf people and families can find through language, identity, community and Deaf pride.
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Campaigning priority
BSL GCSE
Supporting the development of a high-quality GCSE in British Sign Language, with Deaf people and Deaf-led teaching at the heart of its future.
Explore the BSL GCSE campaign
Campaign we support
91% Mandate
Supporting LumoTV’s campaign for stronger representation of Deaf talent, BSL and Deaf-led storytelling across the UK screen industries.
Find out about the 91% Mandate
Annual BDA campaign
Sign Language Week
Our annual campaign celebrating and promoting British Sign Language, bringing people together to learn, participate and champion BSL.
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Campaigning milestone
BSL Act Now
A campaign that helped turn years of Deaf community campaigning into legal recognition.
The BSL Act Now campaign helped build support for legal recognition of British Sign Language, culminating in the British Sign Language Act 2022.
Explore the BSL Act Now story