United Kingdom
British Deaf Association (BDA)
Established: 1890
Full member of EUD since: 1985
Chair – Dr Robert Adam
Vice-Chair – Abigail Gorman
Treasurer – Jonathan Evans
Trustee – Hamza Shaikh
Trustee – Sabina Iqbal
Trustee – Ahmed Mudawi
Sign Language(s): British Sign Language & Irish Sign Language
Abbreviation: BSL & ISL
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 77,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 1069
Convention: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 08 June 2008
Optional Protocol: Signature 26 February 2009
Ratification: 07 August 2009
(St John Deaf Community Centre) 258 Green Lanes, Woodberry Down, London N4 2HE, United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+44) 0207 697 4140
Website: www.bda.org.uk
