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            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
            BDA responds to PM’s social care announcement The BDA welcomes the focus on social care and hopes the upcoming Big Conversation on Care will meaningfully… 30 July 2026
            Join our Deafblind Advisory Group The British Deaf Association (BDA) is looking for Deafblind people from across the United Kingdom to help shape… 25 June 2026

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Engaging with Deaf communities

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Engaging with Deaf communities article in ‘Positive’ magazine of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – January 2015 issue.

22nd May 2015

UHCW signs up to new pledges for people with hearing loss

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have become the first organisation in the West Midlands to sign the BSL Charter.

12th May 2015

Variety of Hands Performance

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British Deaf Association and J C Promotion are working together to celebrate Deaf people involvement in Deaf Arts by hosting an exciting evening of Variety show!

4th May 2015

Uni Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust signing up to the BDA’s BSL Charter

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust signing up to the BDA’s BSL Charter.

10th April 2015

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) signs BDA’s BSL Charter

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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) signs BDA’s BSL Charter.

9th April 2015

BDA’s Manifesto – How to use it?

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BDA’s Manifesto – How to use it?

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