A sign language law passed a decade ago has “brought significant benefits” to deaf people, a Holyrood committee has said, but ...

A report said the sign language law passed in Scotland 10 years ago had "brought significant benefits" to deaf people but stressed there is still room for improvement.

The campaign to get British Sign Language (BSL) legally recognised in the UK is one step closer to success. The BSL Bill has passed through the House of Commons and is now being considered by the ...

"I was anxious and it was a really difficult time," says Amanda Webb, with her husband Paul, after their son Hayden was diagnosed as deaf "It's heart-breaking, because all you want to do is talk to ...

So, long before my wife Claudia and I had our son, Rupert, 16 months ago, we’d already discussed the importance of bringing him up with both speech and sign language from birth. And that’s exactly ...

A deaf schoolboy has forced the government to consider introducing British Sign Language (BSL) as a GCSE. Daniel Jillings, 12, told Metro.co.uk about his campaign last month and he’s just taken one ...

A mum from Cornwall is campaigning for British Sign Language (BSL) courses to be free for parents with children who are deaf. Katie Littlejohns, from Illogan, has started a petition for the campaign ...

The lack of opportunities to learn BSL is not just a deaf issue; in fact, the survey found young people without hearing impairments were actually more interested in BSL. Over 90% of young people ...

A primary school in Suffolk has become one of the first in the country to add British Sign Language (BSL) to their curriculum. Staff at Elm Tree Primary Academy were inspired by one of their former ...

For the majority of children Halloween means spooky costumes, spine-chilling decorations and an evening of fun trick or treating, but it can be a different story for the deaf community. Did you know ...

For the majority of children Halloween means spooky costumes, spine-chilling decorations and an evening of fun trick or treating, but it can be a different story for the deaf community. New research ...