Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

About Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

CDA is a charity dedicated to improving the wellbeing of deaf and hard of hearing people.

We have two sides of volunteering with us.
Hearing Help:
We have been delivering services for local Cambridgeshire people, with hearing loss since 1978. Originally, provided under the name of CAMTAD and then later Cambridgeshire Hearing Help CIO.
On 1st April 2022, Cambridgeshire Hearing Help transferred to Cambridgeshire Deaf Association who continue to sustain the original mission of reducing the impact of hearing loss on people’s lives across Cambridgeshire.
Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers provide hearing aid maintenance and battery supply throughout Cambridgeshire.

Befriending:
Befriending Project currently have 40 volunteers who are currently supporting vulnerable clients within the Deaf Community.
Volunteers are actively supporting deaf or hard of hearing clients regularly arranging home visits, video calling, supporting at trips/outings, attending social and physical events. Volunteers have been developing their use of BSL and using this to an advance to support BSL users as well as communicating with Oral deaf clients. Volunteers utilise their knowledge and skills to help improve the lives of deaf people. Fostering independence skills as well as promoting inclusion and helping deaf people to develop new friendships in and outside the circle of the deaf community. We have some deaf volunteers who share a vital role in deaf history, deaf culture, and great role model skills for deaf people to look up to. One of the biggest aims for the befriending project is to reduce isolation, many deaf people live on their own, some have lost friends who have passed away or lost contact due to moving away. CDA have local deaf groups and deaf events for all deaf people to meet up regularly, also having local volunteers help deaf people to meet others and start forming friendships around them. We host 9 Befriending events a month.