Our Director for Insight and Policy, Victoria Boelman, explains RNID’s involvement in the inquiry and sets out what we are hoping to achieve.
Campaigns
In this blog RNID’s Policy and Campaigns Lead, Rob Geaney, looks at the items included in the King’s Speech which are relevant to RNID’s influencing work and sets out what it could mean for our people who are deaf or have a hearing loss.
Today, we saw the new Prime Ministers start his new term of office by knowingly excluding thousands of deaf people across the UK.
Our Loud and Clear manifesto sets out what we want to see from an incoming government. In this blog series we explain the issues we are campaigning on.
Our Loud and Clear manifesto sets out what we want to see from an incoming government. In this series we explain the issues we are campaigning on.
At RNID, we’ve long campaigned for equal access to high quality NHS audiology services and hearing aids. This general election is an opportunity to get this message across to politicians.
We're telling the Government that the Deaf community must be given a voice in directing policy that impacts their lives.
RNID is elated to see that the Media Bill has finally been passed with binding quotas for the provision of access services including subtitles and signed content set out in legislation.
This week Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, launched their updated Best Practice Guidelines on Access Services and TV Access Services Code.
"You shouldn't have to pay extra for something that you should be entitled to or the NHS." Claire shares her story of accessing ear wax removal services.