ITV Anglia News visited Cambridgeshire Deaf Association’s office in Huntingdon this week to find out more about our call for deaf people to be included in the government’s conversations on social care reform. The report follows our press release on 3 August, in which we welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to cross-party talks on
Read MoreCDA Welcomes Minister Stephen Timms as Government Announces £15,000 Funding Boost for Deafblind Interpreters
Cambridgeshire Deaf Association was proud to host Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Social Security and Disability, at a coffee morning in Peterborough on 22 June 2026, where he announced £15,000 in new government funding to increase the number of specialist interpreters for Deafblind people across the UK. The funding, revealed
Read MorePress Release: Social care reforms must end the barriers facing deaf people
Cambridgeshire Deaf Association (CDA) has welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to launch cross-party talks on the future of social care but says those reforms must deliver lasting change for deaf people who continue to face significant barriers to accessing health and social care. The charity says any overhaul of the system must put accessible communication
Read MoreAnnouncing a public dialogue project on AI BSL
We are pleased to announce that we are part of a major new cross-sector project focused on the future of AI and British Sign Language. BSL signers face daily exclusion due to systemic barriers in service design and delivery. AI-enabled BSL translation could affect how the signing community, government, business and public services interact. However, done
Read MoreAndrew’s Blog: What’s next for our health campaign?
The way deaf people access healthcare has been important to me for 10 years. It wasn’t just personal experience of seeing relatives get the rough end of the stick but also as a journalist working for Limping Chicken and working on some stories that would bring me to tears. I always felt that both national campaigning
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