If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, find out what help you can get in the workplace.
Help at work
If you are deaf or have hearing loss, your employer has a duty to make adjustments so you’re not put at a disadvantage. Find out more about your rights at work and what you are entitled to.
You can ask your employer for a workplace assessment. This is where a specialist assesses your specific needs and what adjustments, equipment, training and support you could benefit from. They will then produce a report containing their recommendations.
Additionally, workplace assessments are usually provided by the government scheme Access to Work.
The assessment and the costs for the support and equipment you need can sometimes be paid for through an Access to Work grant. Find out more about Access to Work.
Support and equipment available
Types of support and equipment that could help you in the workplace include:
Read more about talking to your employer about your hearing loss.
Deaf awareness at work
It’s important that your colleagues understand how they can best support and communicate with you. You might find it useful to create a personalised digital communication card and include it in your email signature, or to share our communication tips.
RNID also offers e-learning to help workplaces become inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Talk to your employer if you think your workplace may benefit.
Read our information about deaf awareness.
Your rights at work
Your employer has a duty of care to protect you from discrimination and provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to do your job.
Find out more about your rights at work.
Contact us
If you are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus and need free confidential and impartial information and support, contact RNID.
We’re open 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.