# ACCESS BEDFORD

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162947
- **Other names:** Deaf Access Bedfordshire
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 31, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162947


## Contact

- **Address:** Access Bedford, Upstairs @ THE PLACE, BRADGATE ROAD, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK40 3DE
- **Phone:** 07376 262873
- **Email:** info@accessbedford.org.uk
- **Website:** www.deafaccessbedfordshire.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY LIVING IN BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING BY:1. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING DEAF PEOPLE, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;2. CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PROMOTION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE TO BE ON AN EQUAL FOOTING TO SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH; AND3. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEAF PEOPLE TO INTEGRATE WITH THE HEARING COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** 1 Raising public awareness of the issues affecting deaf people2 Campaigning for the promotion of British Sign Language to be on an equal footing to spoken and written English3 Providing recreational facilities and opportunities for deaf people to integrate with the hearing community




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Bedford





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE WRIGHT |  | May 1, 2015 |
| Claire Margaret Jones |  | May 17, 2024 |
| Rebecca James |  | May 3, 2023 |




