Royal Association for Deaf people
| Founded | 1841 |
|---|---|
| Registration no. | 1081949 |
| Focus | providing accessible service to deaf people |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Services | Charitable services |
| Revenue | £3,224,647 in 2019/20 |
| Employees | 69 in 2019/20 |
| Volunteers | 21 in 2019/20 |
| Website | royaldeaf |
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". Lowercase "d" in deaf refers to the audiological condition of not hearing.