Grab your kilt and get walking! The Deaf Action team will be taking part in this year’s virtual Kiltwalk all over Scotland to raise awareness and funds for the deaf community. After a challenging year, we are thrilled to finally be pushing fundraising efforts again.    The digital shift over the last year has challenged charities to find new ways to support their communities …

We’ve been celebrating Sign Language Week 2021! Sign Language Week is organised by the British Deaf Association every March, to celebrate when British Sign Language (BSL) was recognised as a language in the UK.  At Deaf Action, we’re proud to be deaf-led, and have a commitment to BSL. Our team have shared some of the reasons that they’re proud to be part of the BSL community. Why is BSL special to us? Like …

We are delighted to launch our new service for Scottish landlords and deaf tenants – Safe & Sound. This service offers Scottish landlords and deaf* tenants equal access to information and advice on the property rental market. We’re supporting deaf tenants by providing BSL video explaining some of the complicated processes involved in renting property, as we aim to make …

In light of recent events, Deaf Action has told Edinburgh Deaf Sports and Social Club (EDSSC) that it is no longer permitted to use the premises in Albany Street. The former Chair of EDSSC was recently convicted of a number of sexual offenses, one of which was on Deaf Action’s premises. In the aftermath of the conviction and sentencing, our …

Helping *deaf tenants and landlords Deaf Action is delighted to have received funding for our new Safe & Sound service, thanks to SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust.  The service will launch early 2021 and will help us reach landlords and tenants affected by hearing loss, ensuring they have access to information and advice.  Approximately 150,000 people affected by hearing loss live in households …

Our 185th birthday Today we are celebrating our 185th birthday! We’re proud to have been at the forefront of many achievements since 1835. We’ve come a long way since then, but one thing hasn’t changed – our mission; to improve the quality and conditions of life for *deaf people. The early days Since our beginnings on Leith Street in Edinburgh, …

Are your hearing aids not working? If you live in Midlothian, you can benefit from Midlothian Council’s NHS hearing aid repair delivery service. Due to the pandemic, the Audiology Department has been unable to offer repair clinics and local clinics have also been temporarily halted. But Midlothian Council have arranged a volunteer led service to uplift and return your faulty …

5th Anniversary of the BSL (Scotland) Act Today, we’re celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the BSL (Scotland) Act! To mark the anniversary, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come in the last 5 years. Deaf Action is proud to be part of the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 Partnership, a group of organisations funded by the Scottish Government to support public …