PI CommunityCIC

Community Interest Company

Advancing deaf accessibility across the UK

PI Community exists to further research into deaf accessibility, support deaf interpreters, and build partnerships that create lasting change for the Deaf community.

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Our Mission

PI Community CIC was founded to address critical gaps in deaf accessibility. We fund research, develop resources, and forge partnerships that make communication access a reality — not a privilege.

As a Community Interest Company, every penny of our work is reinvested into the Deaf community. We exist to serve, not to profit.

What We Do

Our work spans research, support, and partnership building.

Supporting Deaf Interpreters
Deaf interpreters require additional resources, training, and support beyond what hearing interpreters need. We fund and develop programmes that bridge this gap.
Accessibility Research
We commission and fund research into deaf accessibility barriers, identifying where services fall short and how they can improve.
Building Partnerships
We connect organisations, funders, and the Deaf community to create partnerships that drive systemic change in accessibility provision.
Training & Development
We develop training programmes and resources that raise the standard of communication access across sectors.
Why It Matters

Deaf interpreters are essential — and under-resourced

Deaf interpreters bring a unique understanding of Deaf culture, visual language nuances, and lived experience that hearing interpreters cannot replicate. They are critical for achieving true communication access.

Yet the pathway to becoming a qualified deaf interpreter demands significantly more resources, mentoring, and support. Without dedicated funding, these vital professionals cannot reach the communities that need them most.

151,000+

BSL users in the UK who rely on qualified interpreters for access to essential services

BSL Act 2022

British Sign Language was legally recognised — but recognition without resources leaves the Deaf community underserved

Critical gap

Demand for deaf interpreters far outstrips supply — our work helps close that gap