Petition for free BSL classes for families
The BDA is working with campaigning organisation 38 Degrees on a new petition calling for free British Sign…
2 November 2026
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Ford UK launches groundbreaking campaign in partnership with the British Deaf Association
Ford UK launches groundbreaking campaign in partnership with the British Deaf Association
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Press Release: Scotland Census
Reliable new data points to an extraordinary 1.5 million UK citizens being able to sign in British Sign Language (BSL), following the release of an important report by National…
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British Deaf Association responds to gene therapy trial to treat deafness: “Deaf children are not broken; what they need most of all is access to sign language”
The British Deaf Association (BDA), the Deaf-led membership organisation which represents the c90,000-strong Deaf signing community in the UK, has responded to media reports of a British toddler, Opal…
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In celebration of Deaf Awareness Week, the BDA launches a visual ‘BSL in Our Hands’ Handprint Petition and BSL Manifesto to support the future of BSL in the UK
In celebration of Deaf Awareness Week, the British Deaf Association (BDA) launches a visual ‘BSL in Our Hands’ Handprint Petition and BSL Manifesto to support the future of BSL…
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BBC Morning Live chef and BBC See Hear presenter Yvonne Cobb to become Celebrity Ambassador for the BDA
The British Deaf Association (BDA) is pleased to announce Yvonne Cobb as their first Celebrity Ambassador.
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British Deaf Association reveals the UK’s 2024 British Sign Language Poet Laureate winner
The British Deaf Association (BDA) is proud to announce the winner of their second annual BSL (British Sign Language) Poet Laureate competition.
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