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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Deaf Advisory Group for Justice – N.I
The BDA NI has a new project that aims to ‘Enhance Deaf People’s Communication Access to Justice’ in Northern Ireland and will work in partnership with Queen’s University (Belfast),…
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Reuben Receives Royal Reception
Reuben Litherland, 14, who attends Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy in Derby, has again appeared on BBC One’s The One Show to talk about receiving an invite to this…
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What is GDPR?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and is designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU…
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Final Message from Dr. Terry Riley OBE
Dr. Terry Riley OBE gives his final announcement to all BDA members, Staff, the Board and friends, as Chair of the British Deaf Association
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Summary of 2018 AGM
The British Deaf Association's 2018 Staff Presentation and Annual General Meeting was held in Manchester on Saturday 14th April. Together we paid tribute to our resolute members of the…
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Tribute to Dorothy “Dot” Miles
As we remember this remarkable and warm lady where her talents seemed endless - Dot Miles was widely regarded as the pioneer of BSL poetry, she was not only…
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