Deaf Awareness Week

That this House looks forward to celebrating Deaf Awareness Week which will run from 2nd May to 8th May; notes that the past year has seen huge progress in the understanding people across society have about the Deaf community, led by Rose Ayling-Ellis on Strictly Come Dancing and with Oscar awards for the film CODA; hopes that such high profile exposure encourages more people to learn British Sign Language and engage with Deaf culture and the Deaf community in order to break down the barriers faced by the 87,000 Deaf BSL signers across the UK; welcomes the progress made towards passing the British Sign Language Bill and hopes that this legislation will be completed before the House prorogues; and calls on the Government to ensure that the implementation of the BSL legislation is co-designed by the Deaf community who are given the opportunity to explain for themselves how policies and services can be designed to be inclusive of Deaf BSL signers.