This article uses the umbrella term of “D/deaf” to encompass culturally Deaf (capital ‘D’ - people whose first or preferred language is British Sign Language (BSL)) and audiologically deaf (lowercase ‘d’ - people with hearing loss who don’t necessarily view themselves as part of a separate linguistic minority) individuals [1]. Deafness in the UK In the UK, an estimated one in every three adults is D/deaf, has hearing loss or tinnitus [2]. Furthermore, there are more than 45,0