Sign Language Week 2024 - What is British Sign Language? It’s Sign Language Week here in the UK, and so to celebrate, we’ll be sharing content throughout the week to raise awareness about British Sign Language (BSL), and sign languages in general. To kick us off, we thought we’d give you an overview about what BSL is! What is BSL? ...

Over Christmas and New Year, there will be some changes to our services and operating hours.  Edinburgh office Deaf Action’s offices at 49 Albany Street, Edinburgh, will be closed from 5pm 22 December until 9am 3 January. During this time, you will be unable to visit the offices, however, you can still contact the relevant services if you require support. …

Meet Niamdh Braid, a deaf young person with a passion for accessibility and inclusion.  Niamdh's story Niamdh was diagnosed with sensorineural deafness at a young age and wears two hearing aids in her everyday life. As the only deaf person in her family, Niamdh's parents have fought hard to ensure access to appropriate services, British Sign Language, and the deaf ...

Meet Charlotte Addison, a deaf BSL user based in Glasgow. Unlike most deaf children, Charlotte grew up in a deaf signing household. Charlotte shares a funny story about manners at the dinner table, and how she realised that not everyone could sign like her family. Charlotte's story Coming from a deaf signing family, Charlotte has been immersed in deaf culture ...

Meet Timothy Perera, a deaf BSL user based in the North of England. Growing up in a hearing environment, he was the only deaf person in his family. Tim shares his experience of his early years and how he found the deaf community. Tim's story Tim wasn't diagnosed as being deaf until around the age of three. With no prior ...

For this years’ Sign Language Week (13-19 March), we’ve partnered with Tinder, who are championing inclusivity by empowering single people to learn British Sign Language (BSL).   Tinder aims to promote inclusion through improved communication, raising awareness of the barriers the deaf community face whilst dating. The dating app has partnered with deaf twins Being Her to release a series of …

As the oldest deaf charity in the world, we have called 49 Albany Street in Edinburgh our home since 1889. We understand the significance our building has for the deaf community and its heritage. That’s why we have committed to the ongoing restoration of the building, ensuring we can offer a space that is fit to serve our communities today, …