News and stories

Government publishes its 10 Year Plan for Health: RNID responds

4 July 2025 Comment, Hearing health

The UK Government have set out plans to reform the NHS Across England. Our Director of Strategy, Crystal Rolfe, explains how implementing these proposals could drastically improve the nation’s hearing health and finally deliver an NHS that is accessible for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. About the new plan The Government have published their long-awaited 10 Year Health Plan for England – Fit for the Future – which sets out the changes that they want to make to...

The updated Accessible Information Standard: what you need to know

2 July 2025 Campaigns, Hearing health

NHS England has today published an updated version of the Accessible Information Standard, a document that sets out guidance on what must be done to make NHS and social care services accessible to people with a disability or sensory loss.

Deaf actress and model Georgia Meacham shares her industry experiences

4 June 2025 Deaf awareness, It Does Matter

Deaf actor, model and advocate, Georgia Meacham encourages young deaf people to not hide their deafness and instead celebrate who they are.

RNID joins charities in call to lift disabled people out of poverty

21 May 2025 Campaigns

As part of the Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves to ask for a cross-governmental strategy to lift disabled people out of poverty and increase access and take-up of employment programmes focused on disabled people.

Greater accessibility in sound systems with Sonos

13 May 2025 Social research, Technology and assistive devices

RNID teams up with Sonos to improve the accessibility of TV and films for deaf people and people with hearing loss.

Public often unwilling to help deaf people on public transport

2 May 2025 Deaf awareness, It Does Matter, Social research

New research shows a lack of public willingness to help deaf people navigate public transport.

Team #RNID smashes it at TCS London Marathon

1 May 2025 Fundraising

A team of 40 runners completely blew us away on Sunday at the TCS London Marathon with their strength, enthusiasm and positivity.

Hidden NHS scandal putting millions of lives at risk

24 April 2025 Campaigns

A damning new report released today (24 April) by RNID and SignHealth, reveals serious and widespread healthcare failings affecting over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Accessing healthcare – the good and the bad

23 April 2025 Campaigns, Your stories

Although some healthcare services meet Esther's communication needs well, others - particularly adult audiology and emergency care - have left her feeling overlooked. Here, Esther shares her experiences in her own words.

No one should have to fight just to be able to communicate

23 April 2025 Campaigns, Your stories

Actress, comedian, and author Samantha Baines shares her story of navigating maternity care and healthcare services as a deaf person, highlighting the urgent need for improvements in accessibility.