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British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board – achievements 2023 to 2025

A summary of the achievements of the first group of BSL Advisory Board members, carried out between March 2023 and December 2025.

From:
Disability Unit, Office for Equality and Opportunity and The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP
Published
21 May 2026

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BSL Advisory Board – achievements 2023 to 2025 (BSL and English)

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The role of the BSL Advisory Board is to advise the government on:

  • matters of importance to Deaf and Deafblind people
  • the implementation of the BSL Act

From March 2023 to December 2025, the board was made up of 17 members – mostly BSL users – co-chaired by Craig Crowley MBE FRSA and a senior civil servant. 

Sub-groups of the board focused on 5 specific issues:

  • education
  • health and social care
  • communication
  • technology
  • issues faced by Deafblind people

This document outlines some of their achievements.

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Published 21 May 2026

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