About us
SORD conducts applied health and science research concerning d/Deaf people, their families, social networks and service provision.
Spanning the lifecourse, our work addresses health inequalities, the impacts of minoritisation, evidence-based service provision and practice with d/Deaf people, the contribution of d/Deaf people to wider society and the richness of Deaf language and culture.
We are a sign-bilingual research group comprising Deaf and hearing people with researcher drawn from a range of professional and academic backgrounds. SORD team members comprise early career interns through to post-doctoral career academics, both Deaf and hearing. We regularly work in partnership across academic disciplines and very closely with service providers in the field and d/Deaf organisations.
Key aims
We carry out our research in line with our key aims:
- to carry out research that will promote and safeguard the wellbeing of d/Deaf individuals and communities;
- to pursue multidisciplinary applied social research connected with family, service and community contexts that involves d/Deaf people;
- to explore, recognise and value Deaf life experiences in their own right;
- to promote and convey d/Deaf people’s contribution to health, education and social care policy and practice from an evidence-based perspective;
- to develop Deaf researchers of the future;
- to create an academic environment that promotes the mutual learning and development of d/Deaf and hearing people to equip them for research in this field of study.
Team members
Visit our team members profiles in BSL and written English.