Childlife

17 June 2020

NDCS – Impact of Covid-19

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is going through a period of huge change, with Covid-19 causing widespread disruption to the vital external services and support that many deaf children rely on, their friendships, their schools and their audiology services. Routine audiology services, schools, Teachers of the Deaf and...
04 May 2020

Local lifelines for deaf children

The National Deaf Children’s Society works with deaf children and their families at all points in their child’s life, from diagnosis through to teenage years. As well as the practical advice and support that the National Deaf Children’s Society can provide, many families also choose to get involved with...
20 November 2019

Nurturing Ambitions

With the stark reality that deaf people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as hearing people, the National Deaf Children’s Society is launching a new campaign next year to expand deaf children’s aspirations and increase their career options. The careers campaign is being created with the...
09 May 2019

Deaf children losing 10 specialist teaching units each year

The latest report by the Consortium for Research into Deaf Education (CRIDE) which the National Deaf Children’s Society is part of, reveals schools and councils are closing 10 specialist teaching units for deaf children every year. Specialist teachers working in units are also being reduced, with 9% cut in two...