Petition for free BSL classes for families
The BDA is working with campaigning organisation 38 Degrees on a new petition calling for free British Sign…
2 November 2026
News & updates
Latest from the BDA
News, updates and stories from across the British Deaf Association and the Deaf community.
Browse news
All news
Explore BDA news by keyword or nation.
Equality and Rights project: Announcement
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…
Read more
BDA England: Announcement
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.
Read more
British Deaf Association announces inaugural BSL Conference
The British Deaf Association (BDA) will host the first-ever national BSL Conference in London on Friday 17 March 2023, following the passage into law of the British Sign Language…
Read more
BT Sport launches ‘Sign Up’ to spotlight the deaf community
BT Sport has launched 'Sign Up' - a new initiative that aims to raise the profile of the deaf community within sport, help make its programming accessible to all,…
Read more
BDA Statement re: Laycock Primary School
We were extremely concerned to learn that this excellent specialist deaf unit in Islington is under threat for what appears to be purely budgetary reasons. Parents are rightly up…
Read more
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The BDA’s vision to Protect, Preserve and Promote British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in Northern Ireland conforms to the United Nations ethos that "disability inclusion…
Read more