The British Sign Language (Wales) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on the 27 April 2026. 🥳🙌🥳🙌🥳🙌🥳🙌

BSL Wales Act Celebration event happing on 11th March at 3.30pm in Cardiff. If you'd like to attend, book your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsl-wales-...

I've not seen anyone mention this - UK Parliament Access to Work Inquiry. Deadline for evidence is 23:59 on Monday 23 February 2026. Given the impact on deaf people, is there a BSL version knocking about? Otherwise what's the BSL Act for? Link: committees.parliament.uk/work/9516/th...

New Year's Honours 2026 - Deaf related Honours OBE Robert Jan Michiel NOLAN Chair, Board of Trustees, Deafblind UK. For services to People Living with Deafblindness (Hope Valley, Derbyshire)

What does, "hereditary disease" mean? You tell me. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

King's Birthday Honours 2025 MBE: Peter Hugh BURROUGHS Lately Trustee and Chair, Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education. For services to Education (Yelverton, Devon)

From Disability Rights Watch in the USA: "The entire office providing funding for Gallaudet, NTID, the American Printing House for the Blind, Helen Keller National Center, and other special institutions has been laid off." www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/03/15/w...

Updated list here: alisonbryan.com/deaf-related...

Deaf related New Year's Honours 2025 MBE: Zoe CASTELLVI-KELLHOFER Entrepreneur, Advocate and Innovator. For services to the Deaf Community (Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh)

Deaf related New Year's Honours 2025 OBE: Wendy DAUNT Deaf Studies Teacher, Royal School for the Deaf, Derby. For services to Deaf Children and to the Young Adult and Deaf Communities (Derby, Derbyshire)

Welcome to the latest surge of new Blue Skyers! Here's a guide I wrote a while back about how to get set up - transfering over people you follow, finding great people, etc. medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Qualifications Wales suspended GCSE BSL indefinitely. Instead they've come up with a fraction of a qualification which can be taught in as little as 5 hours by an unqualified "BSL teacher". It is meaningless, insulting and a tokenistic exercise. Trick or treat.

Finally got around to setting up this account, hello!