# Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 3: Organisations to take reasonable steps

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Every prescribed organisation must take all reasonable steps so as to—
(a) ensure that information and services provided by the organisation are as accessible to individuals in the deaf community as they are to individuals who are not in the deaf community, and
(b) offer or facilitate the use of British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language for the benefit of individuals in the deaf community in accessing information and services provided by the organisation.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt—
(a) something is as accessible to individuals in the deaf community for the purpose of this section if, as well as being as accessible to them in general terms (including as respects convenience), access to it is at no extra cost to them, and
(b) nothing in this section implies that prescribed organisations are prevented from taking into account matters of affordability to them, as well as taking into account wider factors influencing them (including as involving practicability), when determining how in their respective circumstances to comply with this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/7/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sign-language-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-3
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