


Celebrating British Sign Language and the Braidwood Academy
As millions of children head back to school for the start of term, today we celebrate one educational institution in particular: the Braidwood Academy. Opened in 1760 in Edinburgh, Braidwood is considered the UK’s first school for deaf children and the first to...
DDYC Citizenship Details
Further to the DEX/DDYC Citizenship announced early in August. We have further details. The BSL...The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Meets
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) meets on Wednesday and Thursday this week to discuss the UK. DEX has already submitted written evidence in the form of 2 papers: In 2011 DEX was asked by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to submit...