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Royal National Institute for Deaf People

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), known as Action on Hearing Loss from 2011 to 2020, is a charitable organization working on behalf of the UK's 9 million people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Established

1911

NGO

United Kingdom

Harriet Oppenheimer

campaigning and lobbying, with the help of members, to change laws and government policies

providing information and raising awareness of deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus

giving training courses and consultancy on deafness and disability

offering communication services including sign language interpreters

making lasting change in education for deaf children and young people

supporting deaf people into work with the organisations employment programmes

providing care services for deaf and hard of hearing people with additional needs

social, medical and technical research.

RNID activities include:

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Official website

at University College London

RNID archive

at University College London

RNID Rare Printed Books