The vision of the BSA is building knowledge and empowering professionals to improve the lives of adults and children with hearing and balance problems. The BSA’s mission is to advance knowledge, learning, practice and impact in hearing and balance. This is further broken down through its Memorandum and Articles of Association: 1. The furthering of the study of Audiology, hearing and balance science, particularly in the diagnosis, alleviation and prevention of hearing and balance difficulties 2. The advancing of education in Audiology 3. The furthering of research in Audiology and the dissemination of the results of such research 4. Raising awareness and improving the understanding of Audiology