| AdminHistory | Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb (now known as Royal Association for Deaf People) was founded in 1841 as the Institution of providing Employment, Relief and Religious Instruction for the Adult Deaf and Dumb. It is the earliest of the major charitable bodies concerned with the welfare of deaf people now operating in England. In 1876 Queen Victoria agreed to become the organisation's patron and it became the Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb (RADD). In 1986 its name changed to the Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People. |