BSL National Plan
2023-2029
Making Scotland the best place in the world for BSL signers to live, work, visit, and learn.

Introduction
Foreword from the Cabinet Secretary of Education and Skills
Minister's Foreword
It is a source of great pride that Scotland holds a significant place in the rich culture and history of British Sign Language (BSL). Moray House at the University of Edinburgh was one of three institutions in the UK that confirmed BSL is a language, and the name ‘British Sign Language’ was first published from Moray House in 1975. An important cornerstone in the progress that has led up to this point.
Executive Summary
To deliver our ambition to make Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, work, visit and learn, we have developed a number of actions under the
following ten priority areas:
Glossary
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