It was a privilege to be contacted by the Director of Deaf Education at the Deaf Federation of South Africa. She had read about Dot’s Deaf Awareness and BSL training sessions with GP surgery staff in Surrey. They think it is a wonderful initiative and are pleased to see that it has been well received. As […]
So what is happening in the rest of the UK now that the Scots have a BSL Act? For many years the British Deaf Association (BDA) has been campaigning for BSL to be given legal status throughout the UK. In March 2003, the government recognised BSL as a UK language along with the other UK […]
30th October 2014 Mark Griffin MSP (a Member of the Scottish Parliament) introduced a Bill in the Scottish Parliament asking for a British Sign Language Act in Scotland that would: promote the use of BSL, allow greater access to all services for BSL users raise awareness of the language and the issues that affect Deaf BSL. […]
