British Deaf Association
  • ABOUT US
    • BDA Manifesto
    • What we stand for
    • Our Work
    • Board
    • Strategic Vision
    • Management Team
    • What the BDA means to you
    • History
    • Annual Reviews
  • WHAT WE DO
        • SIGN LANGUAGE
          • BSL in GCSE
          • BSL Act Now! Campaign
          • Legal Status for BSL
          • Our work in Government
          • BSL Facts & Resources
          • Research & Consultations
          • Sign Language Week
          • National BSL Day
          • International Week of Deaf People
        • OUR PROJECTS
          • Community Development
          • 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
          • Stormon-Belfast-WEB-FEAT
            Historic Moment as Northern Ireland Passes Sign Language Bill
          • Lumo-Tv-Feat-Wev-News
            British Deaf Association endorses LumoTV’s “91% Mandate” Campaign
          • bday-meet-the-board-poster-V3-1
            Meet the new BDA Youth Committee
        • All news >

        • OTHER
          • British Deaf News
          • World Federation of the Deaf
          • European Union of the Deaf
          • SHARE: The Deaf Visual Archive
          • Sign Language Week
          • Deaf Awareness Week
  • GET INVOLVED
    • SUPPORT US
      • Make a difference
      • Ways to Donate
      • Fundraise for the BDA
      • In-Memoriam Donations
      • Gifts in Wills
      • Our Supporters
    • JOIN US
      • Current Job Opportunities
      • Become a Member
    • MORE FROM US
      • Newsletter
  • TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
  • CONTACT
    • GET IN TOUCH
      • Contact Form
    • OUR OFFICES
      • Head Office - London
      • England - Derby
      • Northern Ireland - Belfast
      • Scotland - Glasgow
      • Wales - Cardiff
      • Deaf Museum - Manchester
    • SOCIAL MEDIA
      • X
      • Facebook
      • Facebook - British Deaf News
      • Instagram
      • Linkedin
      • YouTube
  • MEMBERSHIP
  • |
  • SAFEGUARDING
  •  |
  • DONATE
    • ABOUT US
      • BDA Manifesto
      • What we stand for
      • Our Work
      • Board
      • Strategic Vision
      • Management Team
      • What the BDA means to you
      • History
      • Annual Reviews
    • WHAT WE DO
          • SIGN LANGUAGE
            • BSL in GCSE
            • BSL Act Now! Campaign
            • Legal Status for BSL
            • Our work in Government
            • BSL Facts & Resources
            • Research & Consultations
            • Sign Language Week
            • National BSL Day
            • International Week of Deaf People
          • OUR PROJECTS
            • Community Development
            • 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
            • Stormon-Belfast-WEB-FEAT
              Historic Moment as Northern Ireland Passes Sign Language Bill
            • Lumo-Tv-Feat-Wev-News
              British Deaf Association endorses LumoTV’s “91% Mandate” Campaign
            • bday-meet-the-board-poster-V3-1
              Meet the new BDA Youth Committee
          • All news >

          • OTHER
            • British Deaf News
            • World Federation of the Deaf
            • European Union of the Deaf
            • SHARE: The Deaf Visual Archive
            • Sign Language Week
            • Deaf Awareness Week
    • GET INVOLVED
      • SUPPORT US
        • Make a difference
        • Ways to Donate
        • Fundraise for the BDA
        • In-Memoriam Donations
        • Gifts in Wills
        • Our Supporters
      • JOIN US
        • Current Job Opportunities
        • Become a Member
      • MORE FROM US
        • Newsletter
    • TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
    • CONTACT
      • GET IN TOUCH
        • Contact Form
      • OUR OFFICES
        • Head Office - London
        • England - Derby
        • Northern Ireland - Belfast
        • Scotland - Glasgow
        • Wales - Cardiff
        • Deaf Museum - Manchester
      • SOCIAL MEDIA
        • X
        • Facebook
        • Facebook - British Deaf News
        • Instagram
        • Linkedin
        • YouTube
    • MEMBERSHIP
    • |
    • SAFEGUARDING
    •  |
    • DONATE

LATEST NEWS

Access & Inclusion (Health) Review: Deaf BSL users’ engagement with health care in Scotland

getimage

For this survey, which is part of the wider Deaf Health Challenge project funded by the Scottish Government, BDA Scotland has gathered information from BSL users across Scotland about their experiences of using health services. 189 people were consulted in 13 different groups.

4th March 2016

Bringing sign language into the home

getimage

BDA Northern Ireland project which appoints families with BSL tutors was set up after mentors observed communication frustrations between the young people they work with and their parents and siblings. John Cradden reports.

4th March 2016

BDA delighted by passing of British Sign Language motion at City Hall

getimage

New Charter will mean better access and rights for Deaf BSL users in London.

2nd March 2016

Greater London Assembly to sign BDA’s BSL Charter?

getimage

The Greater London Assembly (GLA) will be debating a motion on proposal for BDA’s BSL Charter to be signed.

1st March 2016

Family Communication Support Worker – FBS

£29.96 per hour inclusive of training, travel time and session and resource preparation, sessional, term time only Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children – the First Choice for Deaf Children in London:  We have a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence Every child develops a positive sense of their deaf identity and […]

25th February 2016

1-1 Teaching Assistant, Early Years – FBS

Level 2, Scale 4 Point 18, 2 days, Term Time Only Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children – the First Choice for Deaf Children in London:  We have a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence Every child develops a positive sense of their deaf identity and becomes a successful learner BSL and […]

25th February 2016
Newer
1…818283…125
Older

SEARCH ALL NEWS

NEWS CATEGORIES

All News
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

RECENT NEWS

  • Stormon-Belfast-WEB-FEAT
    Historic Moment as Northern Ireland Passes Sign Language Bill
  • Lumo-Tv-Feat-Wev-News
    British Deaf Association endorses LumoTV’s “91% Mandate” Campaign
  • bday-meet-the-board-poster-V3-1
    Meet the new BDA Youth Committee
  • Press-Release-Web-11-March-26
    Press Statement: Senedd’s vote
  • YNWA-STATE-FEAT-EWB1
    BDA Statement: A collaborative journey to celebrate BSL in football

BDA Head Office

We welcome your feedback and comments. Please feel free to get in touch:

Email: bda@bda.org.uk

USEFUL LINKS

Accessibility
Privacy Policy
Complaints Procedure
My Donations
Safeguarding

Registered charity - England and Wales (1031687) and Scotland (SC042409) Company No: 2881497 (England and Wales) - Copyright British Deaf Association 2026