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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Press Release: A New Chapter in Deaf History – The BDA to steward the Deaf Heritage Centre
The British Deaf Association (BDA) and the British Deaf History Society (BDHS) are pleased to announce a new partnership to secure the long-term future of Deaf heritage in the…
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Press Statement: BSL Advisory Board’s ‘Locked Out’ report
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…
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BDA’s response to Ofqual’s rules for the new GCSE in British Sign Language
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).
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BDA welcomes the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services
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.
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BDA endorses The School of Signs: A groundbreaking step towards BSL in every classroom
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…
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BSL is not for sale: a Deaf-led approach to AI procurement
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.
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