During Deaf Awareness Week 2026, we unveiled a striking installation designed to make the invisible communication barriers faced by deaf people and people with hearing loss impossible to ignore.
Campaigns
New research from RNID and DeafATW exposes the severe impact of Access to Work delays and award changes on BSL users. Many are missing opportunities, losing vital support and struggling to do their jobs. We’re calling on the Government to take urgent action.
Tomasz relies on BSL interpreters every day in his job, but the Access to Work cap means he can’t get the support he needs. He shares how the cap affects his confidence, his workload and his ability to do his job - and why change is urgently needed.
For the first time, Wales has its own legislation to protect and promote BSL. Find out more.
The Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Communities have published their report on the Sign Language Bill.
New research shows 92% of NHS staff lack Accessible Information Standard training, putting deaf people at risk. We are calling for urgent government action.
The Welsh Government has launched its Future Approach to Audiology, outlining plans to modernise hearing care across Wales. But what does this mean for patients?
There are two key opportunities to influence how support works for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: apply to join the Timms Review Steering Group on PIP, and take part in our upcoming Access to Work survey.
Our response to The Kingdon Review. Director of Strategy, Crystal Rolfe, looks at how this crisis emerged, the findings of the review and asks what should happen in adult audiology services as a result.
Celebrity Tasha Ghouri joined MPs and deaf organisations at Westminster to call for urgent action on deaf inclusion. Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness, the event celebrated Deaf culture and highlighted the barriers still faced in education, employment and healthcare.