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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Special Announcement: Letter of Intent between BDA and VLP
BDA and Visual Language Professionals signed a letter of intent.
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British Sign Language Policy Officer – Equality Unit – Scottish Government
YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9_PaToAVI Hours: 15 hrs per weekPeriod: March – October 2017Salary: £34,919 pro rata (Part-time) The Equality Unit is seeking to recruit a part-time policy officer to support the…
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Have your say on the Accessible Information Standard review Olivia Butterworth
YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qirjp3I_zQ As the Accessible Information Standard review is launched, NHS England’s Head of Public Participation, calls on people to share their experiences: Last summer, we reached a…
Read morePolicy Assistant EUD
Policy Assistant The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is a European not-for-profit umbrella organisation whose membership comprises National Associations of Deaf people in each of the EU Member…
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Taste Your Future – Scotland
Are you in Secondary School? Deaf? Be inspired by getting a hands-on taste of different types of jobs.
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Update: BDA Medal of Honour bestowed to Doug Alker
We finally managed to make the presentation to Doug at the East Lancashire Deaf Society.
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