In January 2004, BSL was recognised by the Welsh Assembly Government as a language in its own right for about 4,000 Deaf people living in Wales. Although no legal status for BSL in Wales. Useful links: Deffo! launch a petition ‘Access to BSL for all’ in Wales
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Legal status for BSL – Scotland
Currently the Scottish Parliament considers a BSL (Scotland) Bill introduced by Mark Griffin MSP that all national and local public authorities must produce a BSL plan to ensure that Deaf people can have access to their services. This will be the UK’s first ever parliamentary Bill solely focusing on BSL so we hope this will […]
BSL (Scotland) Bill Stage 3 to take place – Get your tickets
Stage 3 of the BSL (Scotland) Bill will take place on Thursday 17 September 2015 at 2.30pm at The Scottish Parliament.
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British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3
The detailed process of BSL (Scotland) Bill – Stage 3 including BSL video.
Official Launch of “Legal Status for BSL and ISL” Report
As part of the BDA’s Sign Language Week 2014 “Strengthening Our Rights”, we will launch a report on “Legal Status for BSL and ISL”at the BDA’s BSL Symposium on 18th March 2014