Our vision

RNID’s vision is a world where deafness and hearing loss are not
barriers to opportunity and fulfillment.

Our mission:

• To be a powerful force for change with government, and public
  and private sector organisations.
• To change radically the attitudes and behaviour of individuals
  towards deaf and hard of hearing people.
• To provide services directly to deaf and hard of hearing people to
  improve their everyday lives.
• To be a catalyst for research in medicine and technology to
  improve the lives of people with a hearing loss.
• We seek to work in partnership with those who share our vision and
  mission.

What we do
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is the largest
charity representing the 8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people
in the UK. As a membership charity, we aim to achieve a radically
better quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing people. We do this
in the following ways:

• Campaigning and lobbying vigorously to change laws and government
  policies.
• Providing information and raising awareness of deafness, hearing loss
  and tinnitus.
• Communication services including sign language interpreters, training
  courses and consultancy on deafness and disability.
• RNID membership, for anyone with an interest in deafness and
  hearing loss.
• Seeking lasting change in education for deaf children and young
  people.
• Employment programmes to help deaf people into work.
• Care services for deaf people with special needs.
• RNID Typetalk, funded by BT, the national telephone relay service
  for deaf and hard of hearing people.
• Equipment and products for deaf and hard of hearing people.
• Social, medical and technical research.
• RNID’s work supports hundreds of thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people every year.

Please visit our website at:
www.rnid.org.uk
for more information.