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Make your venue accessible

Make your venue accessible

Ensure your venue is accessible for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

A music stage with an orchestra performing
A music stage with an orchestra performing
A theatre stage

Auracast for theatres

Transform assistive listening in your theatre with Auracast. Explore our detailed guide for how to install, maintain and promote this new service.

Explore the playbook

Auracast for theatres

Transform assistive listening in your theatre with Auracast. Explore our detailed guide for how to install, maintain and promote this new service.

Explore the playbook

Ways to make your venue accessible

How to make an indoor space or site accessible

If you run an in-person business, like a shop, restaurant or gym, there are simple ways you can make your site accessible to people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Assistive listening systems in public venues

Assistive listening systems can help you hear better in public places by sending audio directly to your hearing device.

Providing a hearing loop in your venue or business

Learn how a hearing loop works, the benefit of getting one for companies and venues, and how RNID can help.

What you need to know

The updated Accessible Information Standard: what you need to know

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.

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

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.
A woman facing a man. They communicate in sign language.

Collaborate with us

We partner with organisations and businesses that want to ensure their venues, products and services are accessible to people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

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Page last updated: 12 October 2026

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