With Christmas coming up, there is a lot to get ready, from buying gifts and wrapping presents, to picking up a turkey. But, festive gatherings can sometimes feel isolating – especially when communication becomes difficult in noisy or fast-paced environments. If you’re spending Christmas with family or friends who are deaf or have hearing loss, it’s important to consider how to make the seasonal celebrations enjoyable for them, too. Jack, 33, has grown up with hearing loss and uses hearing aids.

Today, Welsh Government published the renewed All Wales Standards which sets out how health services should meet the needs of deaf people and people with hearing loss. This comes after our research showed that they consistently failed to meeting people's communication needs. Find out more about the Standards, and what they mean for you: https://bit.ly/3KAph3C | RNID

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1.3K views · 25 reactions | Visit our website for the latest information about the COVID-19 vaccine to help deaf people and those with hearing loss and learn more about Jess' first-hand experience getting her first dose. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3siiU6M | RNID | Facebook

2.9K views · 45 reactions | Today, we joined National Deaf Children's Society RNID and The Deaf Health Charity SignHealth at a parliamentary event hosted by Catherine Atkinson MP to spotlight the barriers faced by the Deaf community. Catherine Atkinson MP and Minister for Disabled People Stephen Timms gave powerful speeches, and the event provided a fantastic opportunity to network with MPs and share the vital work we do | British Deaf Association | Facebook

We’re here for the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus. Find out more about RNID here: https://bit.ly/3yPd8zo | RNID