Yesterday we were honoured to be amongst partners and stakeholders in celebrating the launch of the first ever British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan in Scotland. The first for the UK and leading the way for sign languages all over the world. The National Plan aims to make Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, …
Our 2016/2017 Annual report is now available to read online. Click here to access it or navigate to ‘resources’ then ‘downloads’
Ken MacDonald, one of our Board members, is taking on the Pedal For Scotland bike challenge on 10th September! He is raising money for Deaf Action. If you would like to donate to his Just Giving page click here About Pedal for Scotland Pedal for Scotland returns for our 19th year on 10th September 2017. Pedal for Scotland’s main event …
Deaf Action is looking for well organised and experienced individual to assist in the work of the Finance and Administration Department within the organisation. Based in our busy Head Office in Edinburgh you will assist in the work of our Finance and Administration departments. You should have knowledge and experience of Sage 200 (or an equivalent accounting system), Microsoft Office …
We are thrilled to have gained accreditation under the Scottish Living Wage initiative. What is the Scottish Living Wage Initiative? The Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative was established in April 2014 with the aim of increasing the number of employers in Scotland who are recognised for paying their staff the Living Wage. Hosted by The Poverty Alliance, the Initiative works in …
Deaf Action is a leading Scottish voluntary organisation that provides a range of services to deaf people. We have the following vacancy at our new Charity Shop in Kirkcaldy. Charity Shop Assistant Salary c. £17,000 This is an excellent opportunity for a person with high street retail or charity shop experience to assist with the effective running of the charity …
Applications are now open for the new term of BSL classes at our Edinburgh office. We are running classes from SQA Introduction to BSL level up to SQA Level 3. We are also running our 6 week taster course. Click here to navigate to the class list
Deaf Action held its Annual Lecture on Tuesday 1st November where the Minister for Social Security, Jeane Freeman MSP, outlined the new Social Security Bill and what it means to you. You will find a video of the full lecture HERE A video of the Question and Answer session can be found HERE If you are holding an event or lecture and …
17 year old Olivia has been coming to our Youth Service for over a year now and has benefitted from meeting other young deaf people. Olivia and 5 other young people will be cycling from Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders to London and will arrive at the BBC studios in time for the annual Children in Need appeal on Friday …
