Vision, Mission & Values

Our Mission

Our mission is to improve the social inclusion and well-being of deaf people across the East Midlands.

This is achieved by:

• Enabling better communication between deaf and hearing people.
• Expressing the voice of deaf people to local decision makers.
• Offering specialised support services tailored to the needs of deaf people.
• Providing a community space which is culturally accessible to deaf people.

Our values underpin all we do and how we behave as an organisation and as individuals.

• We believe deafness should not limit or determine opportunity; all people should be able to contribute and participate equally in their community.
• We strive to challenge society to be more inclusive of deaf people and enable deaf people to participate in a full and equal manner.
• We believe that deaf people are best placed to decide what help and support they require and how society can best adapt to their needs.
• We focus on ability not disability and believe all people are resourceful and have the potential to grow.
• We support and encourage deaf role models and leaders and equip deaf people to play a full role in society.
• We believe more can be achieved by working together and actively seek to work in partnership.
• We value our staff who support each other and work together to solve problems and reach our overall goals.
• We monitor all aspects of the work we do and the money we spend; we welcome and encourage questions from service users and other stakeholders.