Today, we joined National Deaf Children's Society RNID and The Deaf Health Charity SignHealth at a parliamentary event hosted by Catherine Atkinson MP to spotlight the barriers faced by the Deaf community. Catherine Atkinson MP and Minister for Disabled People Stephen Timms gave powerful speeches, and the event provided a fantastic opportunity to network with MPs and share the vital work we do | British Deaf Association

Want to improve your deaf awareness and looking for some tips to get you started? We asked colleagues from across the National Deaf Children’s Society, both hearing and deaf, to find out what their deaf awareness tips are when working with deaf colleagues 🙌 Check out all our tips here. #DeafAwareness #DeafAwarenessWeek #Deafness #Deaf | National Deaf Children's Society

Don’t just take our word for it, improving deaf awareness is not only important to us, but to lots of deaf young people we work with. In this video, deaf young people share the one thing they wish they could change about people’s deaf awareness. #DeafAwareness #DeafAwarenessWeek #DAW2023 #Deafness | National Deaf Children's Society

Accessibility matters. This powerful clip from Waterloo Road shows what can happen when a deaf pupil starts school without adequate or appropriate support in place. Thanks to BBC One for helping to highlight the challenges faced by the Deaf community. Every deaf child should have access to the support they need to reach their full potential – no matter their type or level of deafness, or how they choose to communicate. Read our information on getting additional support in education: https://www.

Earlier today our friends at the National Deaf Children’s Society Scotland shared a video and asked everyone what animals were being described… It was of course our primates. In the video below you will see a short clip of our ring-tailed lemurs, followed by our lar gibbons in their indoor area and last but not least one of our beautiful Debrazza monkeys. FSZ would like to wish everyone a happy Deaf Awareness Week and look forward to teaming up with NDCS Scotland on an exciting new BSL video inf