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‘It does matter’

Now’s the time to learn how to better communicate with deaf people and people with hearing loss

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‘It does matter’

Now’s the time to learn how to better communicate with deaf people and people with hearing loss.

Get free BSL phrases and tips

We are RNID

We are the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

More about us and our work

Hearing loss affects 1 in 3 adults.

Information and support

Deaf awareness

Tips for communication, accessibility and being deaf aware at work.

Hearing loss

The different types of hearing loss, how to get your hearing tested and what can help you hear better.

Tinnitus

Information about tinnitus, what to do if you have it and the therapies available.

Technology

Assistive devices that can help you communicate, enjoy entertainment and stay independent.

Business and organisations

We can help your workplace become deaf aware.

Local services

We provide information and support in communities across the UK.
Tinnitus

Tinnitus

Information about tinnitus, what to do if you have it and the therapies available.
Technology and assistive devices

Technology and assistive devices

Assistive devices that can help you communicate, enjoy entertainment and stay independent.
Deaf awareness

Deaf awareness

Tips for communication, accessibility and being deaf aware at work.
Support for businesses and organisations

Support for businesses and organisations

We can help your workplace become deaf aware.
Hearing loss

Hearing loss

The different types of hearing loss, how to get your hearing tested and what can help you hear better.
Local support services

Local support services

We provide information and support in communities across the UK.

Make a difference

Fundraise

Help fund our hearing research, vital services and important campaigns.

Volunteer with us

Help us make life fully inclusive for the communities we support.

Join our campaign

Help us demand free access to ear wax removal services by joining our campaign.

Stories from our community

“It’s transforming someone’s life that appeals to me.”

Tom, a volunteer at RNID Near You in Northern Ireland, shares what it is about volunteering for RNID that has meaning for him.

Share your story with us

Personal stories are the most powerful way to show the general public why our mission is so important. Help by sharing yours with RNID today.

Latest news

Not 12 million, but 18 million: why our prevalence statistic has changed

10 June 2024
An illustration of a man and woman standing at a podium, delivering a speech to an audience with the woman translating into BSL.

Deaf BSL users excluded: no BSL interpreter for new Prime Minister’s first speech

5 July 2024

Shape the future of hearing and dementia research with the James Lind Alliance

24 June 2024
The King’s Speech – what does it mean for people who are deaf or have hearing loss? 

The King’s Speech – what does it mean for people who are deaf or have hearing loss? 

19 July 2024
Webinar with Call Systems Technology: ensuring workplace safety for our communities

Webinar with Call Systems Technology: ensuring workplace safety for our communities

15 July 2024
RNID welcomes two new Trustees

RNID welcomes two new Trustees

10 July 2024
Deaf BSL users excluded: no BSL interpreter for new Prime Minister’s first speech

Deaf BSL users excluded: no BSL interpreter for new Prime Minister’s first speech

5 July 2024
What we want to see from the next government: Equal opportunities in the workplace 

What we want to see from the next government: Equal opportunities in the workplace 

25 June 2024
What we want to see from the next government: Equal access to healthcare 

What we want to see from the next government: Equal access to healthcare 

25 June 2024

Our research

Hearing loss and dementia: how are they linked?

This is a Discovery Research Grant awarded to Professor Sally Dawson at University College London in 2021. We’re funding this grant in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Read more about this project

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