Getting in touch
BSL users can contact the council using Scotland's national BSL video interpreting relay service: Contact Scotland BSL.
999 for BSL users
In an emergency, BSL users can use a video link to access the 999 services.
To download the app, find out more or make an emergency call, go to 999 BSL.
British Sign Language Action Plan
The BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 requires public bodies in Scotland to publish a local BSL plan, aligned to the BSL National Plan.
This is Angus Council’s first BSL Plan for the period 2018-2024:
Angus British Sign Language Action Plan (pdf version)
BSL links
Scottish Government
Find information, resources and guidance on the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 website.
Local support
- Tayside Deaf Hub
- NESS - North East Sensory Services
- British Deaf Association Scotland
- Deaf Action: deaf-led charity that supports and celebrates deaf people
BSL/English interpreters
- Scottish Register of Language Professionals with the Deaf Community (SRLPC)
- National Register of Communication Professionals with the Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD)
Health and welfare
- Violence Against Women - What is rape or sexual assault? British Sign Language (BSL) version on YouTube
- NHS Inform: Information about immunisation, screening and other health topics in British Sign Language (BSL)