Scottish BSL National Plan unveiled

Ken Macintosh

Follow on from today’s Ministerial statement at the Scottish Parliament, an ambitious national plan for British Sign Language has been unveiled which will  ensure deaf and deafblind BSL users are fully involved in all aspects of daily and public life.

BDA NI meet with MLAs at Stormont

Stormont

Dr. Terry Riley OBE, Majella McAteer, John Carberry MBE and Brian Symington today met with 3 of the main political parties in Stormont to discuss ongoing work in regards to putting Sign Language on the political agenda.

BSL Featured in Channel 4 Political Slot

Dawn Bulter MP

On the 7th September, the bill of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity was passed by the Greek Government to incorporate provisions for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into official state law.

Greek Sign Language officially recognised

Greek Federation of the Deaf on Greece Flag

On the 7th September, the bill of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity was passed by the Greek Government to incorporate provisions for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into official state law.