A free online course teaching British Sign Language (BSL) has "surpassed expectations" with tens of thousands of people signing up, its organisers have said. While staff at Doncaster Deaf Trust had ...

Not so long ago, deaf children were punished in the UK for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I ...

Elysia Shirley pledged to support deaf community after witnessing someone struggle to communicate with emergency services.

Alex Greenwood will warm up for England’s game against Sweden tonight wearing a shirt with her name spelled in British Sign Language. The Lionesses have been given special warm-up tops which use the ...

Tina was in a coma for six weeks after falling down a flight of stairs As Tina walks onto the stage in front of hundreds of people she is beaming. She's collecting her British Sign Language (BSL) ...

At least 31,000 people have signed up to learn BSL thanks to a course developed by Doncaster Deaf Trust A free online course teaching British Sign Language (BSL) has "surpassed expectations" with tens ...