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LATEST NEWS

Press Statement: BSL Advisory Board’s ‘Locked Out’ report

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) has responded warmly to today’s publication of the “Locked Out: Exclusion of Deaf and Deafblind British Sign Language Users from Health and Social Care in the UK.” report from the Government’s BSL Advisory Board

27th November 2025

BDA’s response to Ofqual’s rules for the new GCSE in British Sign Language

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) welcomes today’s announcement by Ofqual concerning the finalised subject-level conditions, requirements and guidance for a GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL).

14th November 2025

BDA welcomes the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services

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The British Deaf Association welcomes the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services, which confirms long-standing concerns about missed diagnoses, inconsistent quality, and lack of oversight in audiology across England.

11th November 2025

BDA endorses The School of Signs: A groundbreaking step towards BSL in every classroom

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The British Deaf Association (BDA) is proud to endorse The School of Signs, a pioneering new programme developed by Signature to bring British Sign Language (BSL) into primary schools across the UK, free of charge and accessible to all.

10th October 2025

BSL is not for sale: a Deaf-led approach to AI procurement

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Today, the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge has published a new report, BSL is not for Sale: a Deaf-led approach to AI procurement.

4th September 2025

BDA Statement

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The BDA is committed to being a safe and inclusive organisation for everyone, and we encourage anyone in the Deaf community affected by these allegations to contact us directly

24th July 2025
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