The British Deaf Association (BDA) received news today that Qualification Wales have dropped plans for a BSL GCSE.
News Release: BDA anger at dropping of BSL GCSE
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BDA Responds to the Closure of Hamilton Lodge School and College
t is with deep sadness that the British Deaf Association (BDA) learns of the announcement of the closure of Hamilton Lodge School and College, which will cease operations on 31 August 2025, after 80 years of dedicated service to the Deaf community.
Deaf BSL users excluded: no BSL interpreter for new Prime Minister’s first speech
On 18 June, the Telegraph published a letter from RNID calling for the two main political parties to commit to providing a British Sign Language interpreter for the new Prime Minister’s first speech to the nation. Hundreds of supports joined our call, but our request was simply ignored by Number 10 Downing Street.
Ford UK launches groundbreaking campaign in partnership with the British Deaf Association
Ford UK launches groundbreaking campaign in partnership with the British Deaf Association
Press Release: Scotland Census
Reliable new data points to an extraordinary 1.5 million UK citizens being able to sign in British Sign Language (BSL), following the release of an important report by National Records of Scotland (NRS).
British Deaf Association responds to gene therapy trial to treat deafness: “Deaf children are not broken; what they need most of all is access to sign language”
The British Deaf Association (BDA), the Deaf-led membership organisation which represents the c90,000-strong Deaf signing community in the UK, has responded to media reports of a British toddler, Opal Sandy, whose hearing has reportedly been restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a new gene therapy trial