Pride in BSL Day 2018

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Pride in BSL Day is the closing event of Sign Language Week 2018, and our time to celebrate. A day of workshops, performances, and entertainment at the Royal School of the Deaf Derby will be open to all, and will be followed by a relaxed social gathering at the historic Standing Order public house.

Irish Sign Language to be officially recognised

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Today, in a landmark moment, legislation for an Irish Sign Language Act has passed through the Oireachtas (legislature of the Irish Republic). The ‘Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community’ Bill, which was put forward by Fíanna Fáil Senator Mark Daly, will be signed into law in the coming days by President Michael D Higgins