Click for BSL Celebrating partnership: Deaf Action and Deaf History Scotland sign Memorandum of Understanding   We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership between Deaf Action and Deaf History Scotland. Both organisations have a shared commitment to supporting and celebrating deaf people, culture, and heritage. By working together, we can achieve even more for the deaf community in Scotland ...

On Tuesday 6 May, our Projects Manager, Mitchell Graham, joined Kaye Adams live on BBC Radio Scotland’s Mornings programme, alongside our in-house BSL/English interpreter, Megan Frickleton. The topic of conversation was the recent Doctor Who episode, which featured deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis and saw the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, using British Sign Language (BSL) on screen for the very ...

Earlier this month, Deaf Action was delighted to welcome the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, to our headquarters in Edinburgh as part of Deaf Awareness Week 2025. Ms Forbes joined us at our Albany Street offices in Edinburgh to learn more about Deaf Action’s wide-ranging work and to meet with staff and members of the deaf community who ...

On Sunday 30 March, our Statutory Operations Manager, Matthew Fenlon, was invited to BBC Radio Scotland's Sunday Morning programme with Tony Kearney.  The programme looked back on the recent series by Rose Ayling-Ellis, Old Hands New Tricks, and discussed the very important topic of isolation and loneliness affecting the deaf and hard of hearing communities. You can watch the interview ...

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 ...

Citizens Advice Scotland launches British Sign Language video relay service for Universal Credit support Deaf Action is delighted to share that Citizens Advice Scotland has launched a brand-new British Sign Language Video Relay Service for their Help to Claim Universal Credit service. This initiative ensures that deaf BSL users can access free, independent, and confidential advice when applying for Universal ...

For Edinburgh residents, the Deaf Action Equipment Service will not be in operation from 1 April 2025. Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership will now be providing a limited range of equipment for deaf people through its internal services. To find out more, please contact Social Care Direct by telephone on 0131 200 2324 or by email socialcaredirect@edinburgh.gov.uk  The Smart Home ...

Important updates to Deaf Action’s social work services: this service will now by provided directly by Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council.  The three councils that have been funding Deaf Action’s social work service – Edinburgh, East Lothian and Mid Lothian – have been under pressure to cut their spending. Over the last five months Deaf Action staff  have …

It’s International Week of Deaf People, and to celebrate we have teamed up with our friends at The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh for a special give away competition of one of their amazing BSL translated whisky tours! The Prize: Win 4 free tickets to the Silver Tour at The Scotch Whisky Experience. This 50 minute tour is an immersive …