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Cupcake Day for Dementia – N.I

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BDA, in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society and University of Manchester, are working on a 1 year project to improve support for Deaf carers caring for a person living with dementia.

25th May 2018

Calls to restore the Access to Elected Office Fund

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The BDA welcomes a new petition to restore the Access to Elected Office Fund by More United, fronted by former BDA director David Buxton alongside Emily Brothers and Simeon Hart.

18th April 2018

Meeting with CAPITA PIP assessors

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On Tuesday 6th March, the BDA were invited to give a short presentation to the CAPITA PIP assessors at Fort Dunlop Birmingham.

9th March 2018

PIP – What you need to know

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The British Deaf Association (NI) is pleased to announce that they will be holding a series of six specially arranged PIP Road Shows for Deaf Sign Language Users.

26th February 2018

SDLP welcomes PIP changes for deaf

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The SDLP’s Deputy Leader, Nicola Mallon, has issued a press release welcoming changes made to the PIP assessment process for deaf applicants.

26th January 2018

Transforming the Deaf Dementia Experience

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Hello! I’m Lucy. If you remember, I was recently introduced to you all as the new Access and Inclusion (Dementia) Officer. Now, I’m doing my first video to you all.

7th November 2017
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