Sign Language Week 2026
Wear it Blue
Choose a day during Sign Language Week and turn it blue — showing pride, allyship, and support for Deaf‑led change across the UK.
Blue is a key colour in the Deaf flag, a global symbol of Deaf identity and unity.
The flag’s turquoise blue represents sign language and community — the heart of Deaf culture. The dark blue represents humanity, and the journey of Deafhood.
Fundraising pack - schools
Our Wear it Blue fundraising pack has everything your school needs to celebrate Sign Language and raise much needed funds.
Fundraising pack- businesses
Our Wear it Blue fundraising pack has everything your workplace needs to celebrate Sign Language and raise vital funds.
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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.
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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.