The Royal Association for Deaf people announces Mark Wheatley as first deaf CEO (BSL)

Posted on September 13, 2023 by



The Royal Association for Deaf people has announced its first deaf leader with the appointment of Mark Wheatley as their new permanent CEO.

Here’s the charity’s BSL announcement:

 

Before joining RAD, Wheatley served as the Executive Director of the European Union of the Deaf, leading transformational policy, deaf rights and accessibility initiatives within leading deaf organisations across Europe.

Wheatley, who is a native BSL user, is set to transition from Belgium to the United Kingdom and will start his role in January 2024.

Enjoying our eggs? Support The Limping Chicken:

The Limping Chicken is the world's most popular Deaf blog, and is edited by Deaf  journalist,  screenwriter and director Charlie Swinbourne.

Our posts represent the opinions of blog authors, they do not represent the site's views or those of the site's editor. Posting a blog does not imply agreement with a blog's content. Read our disclaimer here and read our privacy policy here.

Find out how to write for us by clicking here, and how to follow us by clicking here.

The site exists thanks to our supporters. Check them out below:

Posted in: deaf news