SIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESSES
Free BSL Session for Your Team
Join us for Sign Language Week 2026 (16–22 March) and give your team the opportunity to learn about British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf culture through one of our free, live online sessions.
Delivered by experienced Deaf BSL tutors, these interactive lessons provide:
- An introduction to British Sign Language
- Insight into Deaf culture and community
- Practical steps your organisation can take to create a more inclusive workplace
When you register, your organisation will also receive a Wear it Blue fundraising pack, with simple ways to get involved, show solidarity with the Deaf community, and help raise vital funds supporting a future where sign language is embedded and respected across public life.
Session Dates & Platforms
You can choose from the following live sessions:
- Monday 16 March, 11:00–12:00 – Zoom
- Tuesday 17 March, 17:00–18:00 – Zoom
- Wednesday 18 March, 12:30–13:30 – Zoom
- Friday 20 March, 12:00–13:00 – Microsoft Teams
Please select your preferred session when registering. You will receive your joining link by email shortly after completing the form.
BSL will be available soon
We're still making preparations for this year's Sign Language Week and will update the website regularly in the run-up to March. Thank you for your patience.
Zoom Sessions (16–18 March)
Microsoft Teams Session (20 March)
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SIGN LANGUAGE WEEK 2025
About
Sign Language Week holds immense significance for the BDA, particularly this year as we launch our #TakingBSLForward civil rights movement. The week serves as a crucial opportunity to garner support for our mission and act as a platform to launch our 'Early Years’ position statement.
As the 'National Representative Organisation of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in the UK,' our responsibility is to 'Promote, Preserve and Protect' BSL and ISL. Our national sign languages have faced marginalisation for over a century at the hands of the hearing majority—teachers, doctors, politicians—who relentlessly promoted oralism, denying Deaf children access to sign language and resulting in damaging language deprivation.
BSL stands as the fourth most widely used indigenous language in the UK, with an estimated 151,000 individuals utilising the language.
BSL will be available soon
We're still making preparations for this year's Sign Language Week and will update the website regularly in the run-up to March. Thank you for your patience.