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Chloe Smith MP, former Minister for Disabled People and leader of the BSL Act 2022, to become Special Ambassador for the British Deaf Association

The British Deaf Association (BDA) is pleased to announce that the Right Honourable Chloe Smith MP has kindly agreed to become our Special Ambassador.

BDA calls on Government to invest in Deaf teachers to deliver British Sign Language GCSE

The British Deaf Association (BDA) is today calling on the Government to invest in the workforce of Deaf teachers to deliver the BSL GCSE

BDA Scotland interviewed on BBC

Avril Hepner from BDA Scotland was recently interviewed on BBC Scotland’s – ‘The Nine’ programme to talk about issues with Channel 4’s lack of subtitles in their programming schedule.

#WhereIsTheInterpreter Campaign – Judicial Review

The British Deaf Association congratulates #WhereistheInterpreter team on winning a key argument in the Judicial Review – the result of which was announced today.

BBC suspends Red Button switch-off

BDA works with National Federation of the Blind UK to successfully campaign against the BBC’s decision to withdraw its Red Button Service.

Withdrawal of the BBC Red Button text service

The BBC Red Button text based service enables viewers to access news, sports and business headlines, and general information on the weather, travel and lottery updates in a quick, concise and easily-accessible format.

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