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Resources for employers and professionals

Over 18 million adults in the UK are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Learn how to support your employees, customers or clients and become a more inclusive organisation.

A woman and man sat opposite each other communicating in sign language.
A woman and man sat opposite each other communicating in sign language.

Employers and businesses

Recruiting staff

Attract, recruit and retain staff who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Supporting staff

Make adjustments to your workplace to support staff who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Talking about hearing loss at work

Help your staff feel comfortable talking about hearing loss and communicating inclusively.

Make your meetings deaf aware

Make sure everyone is included in the conversation with accessibility tips for in-person and remote meetings.

Make your event deaf aware

Learn about using communication support for in-person events like conferences.

Make your venue accessible

If you run an in-person business, learn how to make it accessible for staff and customers who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Providing communication support

Learn how to arrange communication support for staff or customers, such as BSL interpreters, lipspeakers or speech-to-text reporters.

The Access to Work scheme

Learn how the Access to Work scheme can help your employees who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Help your staff check their hearing

Our 3-minute hearing check is a simple way to start the conversation on hearing loss.

Resources for health and social care professionals

NHS and social care staff can make simple changes to improve communication, outcomes and care standards for patients who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Explore health and social care resources

Work with RNID to become an inclusive organisation

Explore our training and partnerships.

A woman stands beside a big screen presenting. The screen displays a PowerPoint, with statistics about hearing loss in the UK.
A woman stands beside a big screen presenting. The screen displays a PowerPoint, with statistics about hearing loss in the UK.

Explore our e-learning courses

Our award-winning training for leaders, managers and staff can help you become a deaf aware organisation.

Sign up to make your workplace inclusive

Show that having an inclusive workplace does matter. Discover free, simple ways to support your colleagues who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Become a corporate partner

We partner with organisations to break down barriers and make society more inclusive.

Page last updated: 23 February 2026

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