It’s #Pride Month!

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June is Pride month in the UK and around the world – a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities, their struggles and their achievements. At the British Deaf Association, we are incredibly proud of our staff and trustees, half of whom come from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Dementia Action Week 2022

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This week, the BDA is supporting Dementia Action Week 2022, a national campaign led by the Alzheimer’s Society.

From 16-22 May, we will be highlighting the unique social, cultural and linguistic needs of Deaf British Sign Language signers living with dementia.

BSL Bill Passes Third Reading

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This afternoon, the House of Lords passed the Bill on its third and final reading with no amendments. The next step is for the Bill to receive Royal Assent from the Queen, and it will then pass into British law. We expect that to happen by the end of the week.

We’re live from Westminster!

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As Parliament passes British Sign Language Bill today, recognising BSL as a language of Great Britain for the first time, re-watch our footage of the day’s events and the moment it all happened!

Livestream Event at Westminster

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Since we are not able to physically gather together on the 27th of April for the 3rd Reading by House of Lord to (hopefully) celebrate an historical event, we will do a Livestreaming event instead.