Election 2010

Thanks to everyone who took action in the general election 2010 to help make deaf children matter.

Nearly 1,000 candidates signed the NDCS election pledge for deaf children, of which 223 have been elected to Parliament. This is a third of all MPs and a fantastic achievement.

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The pledge called on candidates, if elected, to take action to:

1. Close the gap in educational attainment between deaf children and other children
2. Improve public services so deaf children and their families get the support they need from the start
3. Help deaf children in their constituency get the same opportunities as other children.

Nearly 900 supporters wrote to their local candidates to ask them to sign the NDCS election pledge for deaf children, sending out 2800 emails between them. NDCS would like to thank all those who took part in this campaign and worked to make deaf children matter in the general election. 

What did the three main UK parties propose to do if they won the election? We prepared a short note of key points from the manifestos that might impact deaf children. 

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Back in January 2010, a group of deaf students interviewed MPs from each of the main political parties about their plans to help deaf children in the future.

Find out more >

Want some more introductory information about deafness to share with your new MPs?

Download NDCS's election factsheets >

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