Royal Association for Deaf people

Royal Association for Deaf people
Founded1841; 183 years ago (1841)
Registration no.1081949[1]
Focusproviding accessible service to deaf people[1]
Area served
United Kingdom
ServicesCharitable services
Revenue
£3,224,647 in 2019/20[1]
Employees
69 in 2019/20[1]
Volunteers
21 in 2019/20[1]
Websiteroyaldeaf.org.uk
Formerly called
Institution of providing Employment, Relief and Religious Instruction for the Adult Deaf and Dumb;
Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb;
Royal Association in aid of Deaf People

The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) is a British charitable organisation whose mission is to promote the welfare and interests of Deaf people. It is a Deaf-led organisation.

Using uppercase letter "D" in deaf refers to the group of deaf people who share a language and culture and whose first or preferred language is sign language".[2] Lowercase "d" in deaf refers to the audiological condition of not hearing.

  1. ^ a b c d e "THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Mission and Values". Royal Association for Deaf people. Retrieved 2009-04-20.