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BT fined by Ofcom for late delivery of Next Generation Text relay

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BT fined by Ofcom for late delivery of Next Generation Text relay

18th March 2015

BSL Recognition Day: 12 years on and the fight continues

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Today marks BSL Recognition Day – part of BDA’s Sign Language Week.

18th March 2015

BDA’s Manifesto – How to use it?

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BDA’s Manifesto – How to use it?

18th March 2015

BDA Manifesto

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Latest video update – 20/03/2015 – “BDA Manifesto – How to use it?”: A BSL video campaign for the upcoming General Election on 7th May 2015. Introduction The British Deaf Association (BDA) is pleased to introduce two manifestos: BDA Manifesto  BDA Deaf led Manifesto Why are we introducing BDA Manifestos? As you know there will […]

18th March 2015

Minister Announces Awards Cap in Access to Work Changes

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Minister Announces Awards Cap in Access to Work Changes

12th March 2015

BDA launch “Accessing Public Services: Issues for Deaf people” report to improve access for the Deaf community

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Mayor of Camden and Deputy Chair of the GLA Health Committee joined the Deaf community for the BDA launch of the “Accessing Public Services: Issues for Deaf People” report.

23rd February 2015
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