Aberdeenshire Council, RNIB Scotland, Deaf Action and Deaf Blind Scotland are pleased to launch  the Sensory Loss Training Programme. Designed to offer specialist and innovative training to support  people within organisations to have a better understanding of employing and retaining staff with sensory loss. Delegates will have an opportunity to attend specialist workshops delivered by organisations working in the sensory …

Update – all offices and services are now open, with business resumed to normal. We would like to thank you for your patience last week while we were closed.

International Women’s Day is back! On Thursday 8th March, Deaf Action will be hosting a day of free activities and lectures for women BSL users here in our Albany Street office from 11:00 – 20:00. Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call to motivate and unite friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive. With …

Do you use or know someone who uses British Sign Language? Are you a parent/carer of a deaf child? Or are you a BSL/English interpreter? We want to get your views about improving access to services from councils, NHS, and other public organisations. This will help develop plans in Edinburgh and the Lothians which are linked to the BSL Act. When: …

  Recently some of Deaf Action’s staff attended the World Federation of the Deaf International Conference in Budapest. Here in this video blog from Frankie McLean (Operations Manager) and Alison Hendry (Participation Officer), they discuss the learnings they have taken away from the conference that they would like to share.    

This week Deaf Action is supporting Tinnitus Awareness Week. Amy, a truly inspirational young person and a member of our Youth Service is speaking out about tinnitus helping to raise awareness. Check out her video produced by the British Tinnitus Association. You can also read Amy’s story here.