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          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
          BDA responds to PM’s social care announcement The BDA welcomes the focus on social care and hopes the upcoming Big Conversation on Care will meaningfully… 30 July 2026
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    • About us
      • BDA Manifesto
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      • Board
      • Strategic Vision
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      • History
      • Annual Reviews
      • BDA Youth
    • What we do
          • SIGN LANGUAGE
            • BSL Act Now! Campaign
            • BSL & Deaf Culture
            • Research & Consultations
            • Sign Language Week
            • National BSL Day
            • International Week of Deaf People
            • BSL Poet Laureate
          • OUR PROJECTS
            • Deaf Roots & Pride
            • Family Sign in the Home
            • Signs of our times
            • Advocacy Service
            • Heritage
            • Dementia Project
            • Dementia Toolkit
            • Dementia Research
            • England Loneliness Project
          • VIDEO INFORMATION IN BSL
            • Family Sign at Home
            • Health & Wellbeing
            • Hate Crime Prevention (Scotland)
            • Derbyshire Crime Project
            • Leicestershire Deaf Forum COVID-19 Project
            • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
            • Access to Justice
    • News & events
          • Latest news

            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
            BDA responds to PM’s social care announcement The BDA welcomes the focus on social care and hopes the upcoming Big Conversation on Care will meaningfully… 30 July 2026
            Join our Deafblind Advisory Group The British Deaf Association (BDA) is looking for Deafblind people from across the United Kingdom to help shape… 25 June 2026

            All news →

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Transitions Officer, Deaf Roots & Pride (NI)

Vimeo Video https://www.vimeo.com/173638349 Part-time (17.5 hrs/week) £24,000(pro-rata) Fixed Term Contract until 9th June 2017 The Transition Officer will be responsible for working with the Deaf Roots and Pride team to assist with the continued development and implementation of their four-year programme. The successful candidate will be an individual who is passionate about promoting the BDA, […]

6th July 2016

Let’s Talk About Your Health – Health Services experience – Motherwell

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To talk about your experience with Health Services.

5th July 2016

BSLBT Trustee

Voluntary position; expenses paid The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT) is a young, high-performing charity that exists to make sign-presented TV programmes and online content available to the Deaf community who use BSL as their first, or preferred, language.  Since it started in 2009, BSLBT has established a track record of excellence and we have won […]

5th July 2016

Student Support Assistant with British Sign Language

Part Time – 35 hours per week – Term Time Only Permanent Hours worked from 8.45am to 4.15pm Monday to Friday with occasional shift work Kent Range 6: £19,415 to £21,296 FTE p.a. (£10.06-£11.04 per hour) plus pension This is an exciting opportunity to support a bright and enthusiastic young student, using BSL and acting as […]

5th July 2016

Let’s Talk About Your Health – Health Services experience – Edinburgh

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To talk about your experience with Health Services.

4th July 2016

Seagull Trust Cruises – Inverness

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Lovely cruise views from Caley Marina to Dochgarroch.

4th July 2016
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