This Deaf Awareness Week (5-11 May 2025), a host of celebrities, musicians and TV presenters are joining our campaign and calling on the public to be more deaf aware.
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We were lucky enough to sit down with Ross McCarthy, the first deaf contributor on Channel 4’s Married At First Sight UK, to hear about his dating experience as a deaf person.
This Trustees Week, we invite you to meet RNID trustee, Sally Harris and find out a bit more about her role and motivations.
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with deaf Gladiators star, Jodie Ounsley, and deaf twin content creators, Hermon and Heroda Berhane, to help better understand the needs of its deaf customers and customers with hearing loss as part of the airline’s commitment to ensuring every customer has a positive and inclusive travel experience.
We all lip read and watch a person’s facial expressions in conversation without realising it, but it’s an especially vital skill for many people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Do you run a company that wants to create safe and inclusive environments for deaf people and people with hearing loss? Find out more about how below.
This week, our statistic of 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss and tinnitus changes to 18 million. Here's why.
"By starting this campaign, and helping people realise their behaviour really does matter, we hope to encourage everyone to take simple steps to make a big change for millions of people."
Our research reveals the extent of the stigma and negative attitudes that deaf people and people with hearing loss experience on a regular basis.
Mike and Adele share how Skye’s hearing has brought the family closer, and public misconceptions about people who are deaf.