As Parliament passes British Sign Language Bill today, recognising BSL as a language of Great Britain for the first time, re-watch our footage of the day’s events and the moment it all happened!
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Livestream Event at Westminster
Since we are not able to physically gather together on the 27th of April for the 3rd Reading by House of Lord to (hopefully) celebrate an historical event, we will do a Livestreaming event instead.
British Sign Language Bill passes 2nd reading in the House of Lords
A Bill to recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language of England, Scotland and Wales passed unopposed by Peers on Friday 25 March on its second reading in the House of Lords. It will now move on to Committee Stage.
BSL Rally – NEW VENUE!
Due to the growing numbers who have registered to attend the BSL Rally on Friday 18 March, we have decided to move it from Parliament Square Garden to Trafalgar Square. The date and time (11.30am – 2.30pm) remain unchanged.
BSL Rally – 18th March
18 March is an important day for the Deaf community in the UK. It marks the 19th anniversary of the date British Sign Language was first recognized as a language in its own right by the UK government.
House of Commons – BSL Bill Committee
Tomorrow, there is an event happening in Parliament with the BSL Bill committee gathering to discuss the Bill. MPs will gather to look through and discuss each line of the Bill.