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28 April 2022. Status: Current legislation. Text of statute as originally enacted. Revised text of statute as amended. The British Sign Language Act 2022 (c. 34) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which legally recognises British Sign Language (BSL) as a language of England, Scotland and Wales.
In 2021, Rosie Cooper introduced the British Sign Language Bill to recognise BSL as an official language, which was backed by the government. [28] [29] After being dormant from June 2021, the bill began moving through Parliament on 28 January 2022, but during a meeting with stakeholders on 7 February, the language of the bill was revealed to ...
The legal recognition of signed languages differs widely. In some jurisdictions (countries, states, provinces or regions), a signed language is recognised as an official language; in others, it has a protected status in certain areas (such as education). Although a government may stipulate in its constitution (or laws) that a "signed language ...
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Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year. House of Lords marks first live use of sign language ...
Dave Buxton, British Deaf Association chair, said deaf people face ‘many barriers’ because sign language has not been legally recognised. ‘Enough is enough’ – Campaigners say deaf people ...
New Zealand Sign Language has its roots in British Sign Language (BSL), and may be technically considered a dialect of British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL). There are 62.5% similarities found in British Sign Language and NZSL, compared with 33% of NZSL signs found in American Sign Language .
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In June 2021, Cooper introduced a Private members' bill which would give British Sign Language legal recognition and enhance its use in public services. The bill was backed by the government in January 2022.
Sign language. This article is about primary sign languages of the deaf. For signed versions of spoken languages, see manually coded language. Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words.