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Today marks one year since the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board first met to advise the Government on key issues impacting BSL users in the Deaf community.
Summaries of meetings of the BSL Advisory Board, which advises the government on key issues impacting BSL users and the Deaf community.
British Sign Language (BSL) version…
BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbD6xfhBJfA In attendance…
BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-_Qf7jMF7c The second meeting…
BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJgAt6Vmgvg The first meeting…
Disability and Access Ambassadors help to ensure businesses are doing all they can to support their disabled customers.
Please note: Disability and Access Ambassadors are not able to deal with…
Disability and Access Ambassadors are champions for disability and access inclusion in their sectors.
The Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan – 32 steps it is taking to make the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work and thrive.
We are seeking views on the proposed Disability Action Plan and the new areas for action it includes. We want to hear from as many people as possible.
The Disability Action Plan sets out the immediate actions the government will take in 2024 to improve disabled people’s everyday lives and lays the foundations for longer-term change.
Regional Stakeholder Networks help to ensure disabled people's voices are heard throughout England.
The Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
A report which details what the government is doing to promote and facilitate the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications with the public.
New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government today (Tuesday 18 July).
Today [11 May] the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work highlighted the importance of sport bringing people together as he attended a new international championship for disabled golfers.
Speaking at the British Deaf Association’s BSL Conference, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, has appointed 16 members to the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advis…
An application form for people to join their local Regional Stakeholder Network group. The Network helps to ensure disabled people's voices are heard throughout England.
The Minister for Women and Equalities has today announced the Government's Equality Data Programme to better understand the barriers people face across the UK.
The Regional Stakeholder Network gives disabled people across the UK a stronger voice.
The Government’s Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
A response to the recommendations issued to the UK by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
UK's initial report on the rights of disabled people under the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its responses to periodic reviews.
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