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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Fourth meeting with DWP concerning PIP
Get an update on our latest meeting with the Department for Work and Pensions covering, among other topics, Access to Work, Personal Independence Payments and Disability Living Allowance
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Transforming the Deaf Dementia Experience
British Deaf Association (BDA) Scotland is delighted to announce that the Life Changes Trust has awarded us £149,860 to set up the Transforming the Deaf Dementia Experience project.
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British Deaf News makes top 10 blog list
British Deaf News is now ranking as one of the Top 50 Deaf blogs online!
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Men’s Health Week 2017
Last week’s Men’s Health Week was focused on belly fat and how its presence can increase the risk of many conditions, such as type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease.
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BDA welcomes “historic” decision
BDA NI welcomes the Health and Social Care Board’s recent decision to remodel the current system for providing British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language interpreters for Health and…
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BBC to provide Election debates in BSL
The BBC will be having two General Election “Question Time“ programmes with all the political party leaders, and the repeat programmes of QT will be interpreted into BSL.
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