Who are we

Gloucestershire Deaf Association (GDA) is the frontline organisation delivering specialist services and community activities for D/deaf and hard of hearing adults and children in Gloucestershire.  We work with people with all forms of deafness, including those who are profoundly deaf and use British Sign Language (BSL), as well as those who are hard of hearing, deafened, or deafblind. We are committed to enabling hearing impaired people to participate fully in the community, often through provision of specialist equipment.  Our aim is to help make equality and fairness a normal feature of the everyday lives of people with hearing loss, whether at home or work.

What we do

GDA is a charity dedicated to supporting people living with hearing loss. Working to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing children and adults can live confidently with their hearing loss is at the heart of what we do.

Why we need you

GDA provides a wide range of support and services including: clubs for children and young people with all levels of hearing loss, a monthly lunch club for profoundly Deaf elderly BSL users, employment support for BSL users, one-to-one support sessions, hard of hearing clubs, hearing aid maintenance and specialist listening aid equipment advice and support, plus much more.