1 in 3 adults in the UK – including your constituents – are deaf or have hearing loss. 67% of them often feel excluded from many aspects of public life.
Help change this as a parliamentary representative by using your voice to address the issues which matter to our communities, and by being deaf aware when engaging with your constituents.
What your deaf constituents want
Our charity manifesto Loud and Clear outlines the policy areas which would make the biggest positive difference to people who are deaf or have hearing loss. You can help by supporting our 4 key policy asks:
- Working with the BSL community to transform their life chances
- Improving access to high quality audiology services
- Creating an NHS that meets everyone’s communications needs
- Ensuring equal opportunities in the workplace.
Campaigning for change
You can also engage on the issues faced by deaf people and people with hearing loss at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness, helping us campaign for policy change in Parliament.
The APPG
Being deaf aware
As a parliamentary representative, it’s important that you communicate with all your constituents. Here’s how you can be more deaf aware.
Our ongoing campaigns
Find out more about what we’re campaigning for right now, and what you can do to support our communities.