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British Deaf Association marks National BSL Day with Early Years Conference highlighting BSL for deaf children (BSL)

April 26, 2024

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The British Deaf Association will today mark National BSL Day with an Early Years conference in Manchester highlighting the right […]

Katie Taylor: How we took part in a 72 hour film challenge! And how we got on… (BSL)

April 19, 2024

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It has been a busy 12 months for Nadia who has become a nomad, travelling the country (including a trip […]

Newcastle United to launch haptic shirts so deaf fans can ‘feel the atmosphere’ at football matches

April 12, 2024

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Newcastle United football club have launched a new campaign which will give their deaf fans the chance to experience more […]

Lionesses to wear training shirts with names in British Sign Language for football match v Sweden

April 4, 2024

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The England women’s football team, known as the Lionesses, will wear a special training kit with the names shown in […]

Marion Dawson: Captions, not craptions! Human captioners and notetakers (BSL)

April 2, 2024

I’m an Electronic Notetaker and Captioner. I’ve been working in this role for 20 years – providing notes and captions […]

Natasha Hirst: UK Government criticised by UN for sliding backwards on Deaf and Disabled people’s human rights (BSL)

March 28, 2024

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On the 18th March, the UK Government appeared before the UN Committee for the Rights of Disabled People to defend […]

Sign: Petition for fair funding for deaf athletes (BSL)

March 19, 2024

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Sign the petition at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650923 and find out more about #FairPlayForDeafAthletes at https://ukdeafsport.org.uk/fairplayfordeafathletes/ UK Deaf Sport is currently asking the […]

What was life like for deaf boys and girls growing up hundreds of years ago? Young people – particularly deaf […]