British Deaf Association awards Sign Language Charter to Greater London Authority
The British Deaf Association has awarded its Sign Language Charter to the Greater London Authority (GLA), recognising the…
23 September 2026
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UPDATE: RBSLI
The BDA understands that a Regulatory Body for Sign Language Interpreters and Translators (RBSLI) has been set up.
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BDA Scotland Submission Paper to the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee
BDA Scotland was recently invited to make a submission to the Scottish Parliaments Education & Culture Committee on the attainment of school pupils with a sensory impairment. Here is…
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Variety of Hands Performance
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!
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BSL Scotland Bill Update – 30/04/2015
BSL users attended a Scottish Parliament meeting with Dr Alasdair Allan the Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland¹s Languages and Hilary Third, Scottish Government for informal discussions about the…
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Deaf Nepal earthquake first emergency response – IDE
Tragedy has struck in Nepal on April 25th, 2015. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 left many displaced and distressed.
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