BDA Condemns “life-threatening communication failures” in NHS

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has condemned the “life-threatening communication failures” experienced every day by Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users in the NHS, after the latest tragic incident in which a Deaf woman from Derby found out by accident that her husband had died, as paramedics could not communicate with her and no BSL interpreter was provided.

News Release: Introduce yourself to BSL

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) today launched the first national Sign Language Week campaign since the legal recognition of British Sign Language in 2022. The BSL Act (2022), which passed on 28 April 2022, recognised BSL as an indigenous language of Great Britain after many years of campaigning by the Deaf community, led by the BDA and the BSL Act Now! campaign group.

Equality and Rights project: Announcement

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has secured new funding for a new Equality and Rights project for Deaf people in Derby and Derbyshire. The funding has been awarded by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.

BDA England: Announcement

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We are delighted to share the news that we have received funding from Scope, the disability equality charity, to continue our ‘Bringing our community together’ project until 2024.