Youth Club – Youth camp 2025

14-05-2025

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Click here for BSL video Youth camp is back in October 2025! Are you looking to have some fun, meet others and learn new skills? Yes? Then this is the camp for you!   When: Monday 13th to Friday 17th October 2025 Where: Howtown, Lake District, England Who: Deaf young people in Scotland aged 14-18, and their siblings Cost: Free ...
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Community partnership

13-05-2025

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Click for BSL Community partnership Towards the end of last year, I had the honour of presenting at the Association of Sign Language Interpeters (ASLI) conference, discussing themes of ‘Reframe, Refresh and Reset’. More recently, articles have been published in their quarterly magazine. You can read the previous article about empowering allyship here, or watch my presentation in BSL via ...

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BSL pub quiz at the Blackwood Bar

14-04-2025

Blackwood Bar

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When: Friday 12 September (Second Friday of every month) Time: Doors open 6pm (quiz starts 7:30pm) - late Cost: £2.00 per person Where: Blackwood Bar, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Put your general knowledge to the test at our BSL pub quiz Come along to our exciting BSL quiz at the Blackwood Bar and enjoy a fun-filled evening of trivia. ...
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BSL Board Games Night

01-04-2025

Blackwood Bar

A selection of different board games including playing cards, dominos, chess and playing pieces.
When: Friday 5 September Time: 5pm til late Cost: Free Where: Blackwood Bar, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Get ready for our BSL Board Games Night at the Blackwood Bar. Calling all board games fans, it's time to test your skill at our brand new Board Games night at the Blackwood Bar. Come along and try our selection of games ...
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Golden Amber Club at the Blackwood Bar

Blackwood Bar

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Click for BSL Video When: Every Thursday Time: 11am - 4pm Where: Blackwood Bar, 49 Albany St, EH1 3QY Join our weekly Golden Amber Club in the Blackwood Bar Come along to the Golden Amber Club, a group designed for deaf people over 50 (however younger people are also welcome to join) to relax and socialise while enjoying a drink ...
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Deaf Action welcomes Westminster MP for Midlothian, Kirsty McNeill

17-03-2025

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This month Deaf Action was delighted to welcome Westminster's MP for Midlothian, Kirsty McNeill, to our headquarters in Edinburgh. Minister McNeill joined us in our head office on Albany Street to discover more about what we do as an organisation and meet some of our staff and service users. She was keen to find out about the difficult funding challenges ...
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Deaf Action sponsor DeafUK50+ 2024 & 2025

23-07-2024

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  We are delighted to announce that Deaf Action will continue to be the Gold Sponsor of our friends at Deaf UK 50+ for the next two years, including 2024 and 2025. We will also sponsor Liz Jones’s time to attend as a committee member and volunteer interpreter during these trips.   In 2023, we sponsored trips to Blackpool & …

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Edinburgh Deaf Heritage – Request a tour

21-03-2024

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Click here for BSL video A walk through Edinburgh’s deaf history Did you know that the world’s first deaf school was founded in Edinburgh? That the daughter of King James I was deaf? Or that the world’s first deaf-led church service took place in Edinburgh? Join us on one of our famous Edinburgh Deaf Heritage Walking Tours and explore the ...
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Digital drop-in sessions

30-10-2023

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Want to know more about digital technology and how to use it?   Dates: Every Thursday Time: 12pm – 3pm Where: Brennan Suite, Deaf Action, Albany St, Edinburgh We have launched a brand new digital drop-in service designed to help you learn more about digital technology. The sessions are open to all and are available in BSL and/or English. Come …

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Edinburgh Deaf Festival ‘Highly Commended’ at Diversity Awards

18-10-2023

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Diversity award badge for The Herald Diversity Awards 2023

We are excited to announce that Deaf Action was commended in ‘Diversity Campaign of the Year’ category for our work on the Edinburgh Deaf Festival, at the recent Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2023. The award ceremony, which took place on 12 October, celebrated the work undertaken by organisations to help break down barriers, improve accessibility and promote diversity across …

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