Take the Leap for BDA Youth: Skydive Fundraiser 2026
Members of the BDA Youth Committee, BDA staff and supporters are taking to the skies to raise funds…
31 July 2026
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The Future Starts with Us: BSL Conference 2025 is Coming to Leeds
From 17–18 July 2025, the British Deaf Association (BDA) will host BSL Conference 2025—a landmark gathering celebrating 135 years of Deaf language, culture and community.
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Press Release: Calling All Deaf Football Fans
A potential partner would like to deepen engagement with Deaf football fans to learn more about your lived experiences of going to football matches.
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British Deaf Association reveals the UK’s 2025 British Sign Language Poet Laureate
The British Deaf Association (BDA) is proud to announce the winner of their second annual BSL (British Sign Language) Poet Laureate competition.
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Mission: Impossible – Daily Captioned Screenings
Paramount Pictures UK ,Cineworld Cinemas, Vue Entertainment, and Showcase Cinemas partner with the British Deaf Association on Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning
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At long last, the BSL GCSE moves closer
The British Deaf Association (BDA) welcomes today’s launch of a new official consultation on the long-promised GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL), and applauds the long-awaited progress toward recognition…
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British Sign Language comes to Parliament
MPs and peers have come together on a cross-party basis to bring the voice of British Sign Language (BSL) signers to Westminster.
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