OXFORD DEAF FESTIVAL
26-27SEPTEMBER2025
Friday26September
AssemblyRoom
11:00-11:30Welcomemessage-ActionDeafness Chair,CEOandMysteryKeynoteSpeaker
11:45-12:30PresentationNationalDeafChildren'sSociety(NDCS)
13:00-14:00Presentation-SaheraKhan
14:00-15:00Presentation-SignLive
15:00-16:00Presentation-LumoTV
16:00-17:00Presentation-ActionDeafnessHubs
WorkshopNo1
11:30-12:30DeafRootsandPride-DeliveredbyBDA
13:00-14:00DeafRootsandPride-Deliveredby BDA
14:00-15:00DeafRootsandPride-Deliveredby BDA
15:00-16:00ParentsQ&A-whatcanwedotobea positiverolemodel?
WorkshopNo2
11:30-12:30BlenheimPalaceInteractiveworkshoponDeafhistory atBlenheimandthewar
13:00-14:00BlenheimPalaceInteractiveworkshoponDeafhistory atBlenheimandthewar
14:00-15:00BlenheimPalaceInteractiveworkshoponDeafhistory atBlenheimandthewar WorkshopNo3
11:30-12:30OpportunitiesinthedigitalworldHorlix
13:00-14:00OpportunitiesinthedigitalworldHorlix
14:00-15:00OpportunitiesinthedigitalworldHorlix
15:00-16:00OpportunitiesinthedigitalworldparentsQ&A
MainHall
11:30-17:00
Expo/Stalls-upto60stallsavailable (Ifyouwanttobookastall,pleasecontact festival@actiondeafness.org.uk)
WorkshopNo4
11:30-12:30SignSong-LedbyRebeccaWithey 13:00-14:00SignSong-LedbyRebeccaWithey 15:00-16:00NDCS
Art/History
11:30-17:00OxfordArt/HistoryExhibition Displayofmaterialsfrom BlenheimPalaceandOxfordDeafCentre
FirstAidStation FirstAidstation(StJohnAmbulance) RelaxedSpaceforsensoryissues
OXFORD TOWN HALL, ST ALDATE’S, OXFORD, OX1 1BX
Saturday27September
AssemblyRoom
11:00-11:30Welcomemessage-ActionDeafness Chair,CEOandMysteryKeynoteSpeaker
11:30-12:30PanelDiscussion-AIandSignLanguage withSignapse,BDAandRichardBowden
13:00-14:00DeafMosaic-StephenIlliffe
14:30-15:30SignLive
16:00-17:00Closingmessages-ActionDeafness CEO&Trustees-WhyOxforddeservesADsupport
WorkshopNo1
11:30-12:30BSLAlliance/BSLAct-ledbyBDA
13:00-14:00BSLAlliance/BSLAct-ledbyBDA
14:15-15:15BSLAlliance/BSLAct-ledbyBDA
WorkshopNo2
11:30-12:30Milan1880andDeafhood byDrPaddyLadd
13:00-14:00Milan1880andDeafhood byDrPaddyLadd
14:15-15:15Milan1880andDeafhood byDrPaddyLadd
Workshop No3
11:30-12:30PeterBrown-DeafHistory
13:00-14:00PeterBrown-DeafHistory
14:30-15:30PeterBrown-DeafHistory
MainHall
11:30-17:00
Expo/Stalls-upto60stallsavailable (Ifyouwanttobookastall,pleasecontact festival@actiondeafnessorguk)
11:30-12:30SIGNSONG-LedbyRebeccaWithey 13:00-14:00SIGNSONG-LedbyRebeccaWithey
Art/History
11.00-17:00 OXFORDART/HISTORYEXHIBITION displayrelatedtoOxfordDeafClubandalso BlenheimPalace WorkshopNo4
FirstAidStation
FirstAidstation(StJohnsAmbulance) RelaxedSpaceforsensoryissues
OXFORD TOWN HALL, ST ALDATE’S, OXFORD, OX1 1BX
FridayNight
19:00-19:30Doorsopen
19:30-19:50Openingspeech-ADCEO
20:00-21:00Entertainment
21:00-21:30Social -barcloses21:20
21:30-21:45Closing
SaturdayNight
19:00-19:30Doorsopen
19:30-20:00OpeningSpeech-ADCEO
20:00-21:00Entertainment
21:00-21:30Break
21:30-22:30Entertainment
22:30-22:45Closing
