Vision & Aims

ELDS’s main concern is for the Deaf person and their family in the community and that person’s right to full participation, to the same opportunities in education, employment, access and involvement as anyone else. ELDS achieves its vision through three main routes: Advocacy, Information and Services.

Lancashire Deaf Service

Lancashire Deaf Service was set up when ELDS got an opportunity to expand its services to reach the whole of Lancashire. It was seen that the name ‘East Lancashire Deaf Society’ would confuse people that live in Central and West Lancashire. This is how Lancashire Deaf Service came about. It became a name that Deaf people throughout Lancashire could identify with. Lancashire Deaf Service now has offices in Blackburn, Burnley, Preston and Lancaster and continues to grow.