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Encyclopedia > British Deaf Association

British Deaf Association is a large British charity for deaf people. Its current chair is [[Dougformerly of the RNID and the FDP. This article discusses the way the word deaf is used and how deafness is perceived by hearing and Deaf communities. ... The Royal National Institute for Deaf People, which prefers to be referred to as RNID, seeks to represent all deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. RNIDs headquarters are in Islington, in Central London (19-23 Featherstone Street, LONDON EC1Y 8SL). ...


External links

  • Official website
  • Registered Charity No. 1031687

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There are many other associations related to deaf people and deaf education in Britain, but the BDA is the largest association of deaf people; it is also the organization that supports sign la nguage.
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