Information Line (Freephone)
Telephone 0808 808 0123
Textphone 0808 808 9000
informationline@rnid.org.uk
Telephone 0808 808 0123
Textphone 0808 808 9000
informationline@rnid.org.uk
RNID: For deaf and hard of hearing people.
History
RNID's history can be traced back almost 100 years. Here are the most important events in that history.
1911
Leo Bonn, a deaf merchant banker, established the National Bureau for Promoting the General Welfare of the Deaf.
1924
The bureau was restructured under the name National Institute for the Deaf (NID).
1948
At NID's annual meeting, Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan announced the arrival of the free Medresco hearing aid.
1958
HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, became patron of NID.
1961
Her Majesty the Queen approved the addition of the word "Royal" in the title. NID became The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID).
1992
We changed our name to The Royal National Institute for Deaf People.
2002
We changed our logo and began to use the acronym RNID. We also started to use the phrase "for deaf and hard of hearing people".