Raising deaf awareness

As a relatively low incidence disability, many people and mainstream services are not clued into the needs of deaf children and young people.

NDCS Cymru is working hard to raise deaf awareness across Wales. Deaf awareness underpins everything that we campaign for in Wales.

NDCS Cymru wants to create a new poster to tell teachers, school staff and pupils all about deafness - and we are calling on deaf children and young people to help us!

 Please help us by downloading the flyer below and telling us your ideas for the poster. You may want to write, draw, paint, or use a computer to create your own tips - it's up to you!

 A selection of the entries will be used to create a new NDCS Cymru deaf awareness poster for schools, which will be launched during deaf awareness week this year (28 June and 4 July).

Please send all entries to: Debbie Green, NDCS Cymru, 4 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ by 30 April 2010

Come on, get arty English flyer.pdf (367 kb)

Come on, get arty Welsh flyer.pdf (367 kb)

Thank you!

Stuck for ideas? Try taking a look at our communicatuin tips for inspiration! Communication Tips (47 kb)

Many of the children and young people who took part in our youth consultation told us that they would like their schools to be more deaf aware.

It's vital that teachers understand how to communicate with a deaf child if that child is to receive a good education.

Being deaf aware can include simple things such as not talking whilst facing the board. It's simple things like this that can make all the difference to a child's education.

It's also important that other children are deaf aware. This means that deaf children are not left out in the playground.

NDCS has a number of publications on deaf awareness, deaf friendly teaching and schools, as well as project packs on emotional well being. For more information contact, contact our Freephone Helpline on 0808 800 8880 or at helpline@ndcs.org.uk.

Research* indicates that the NHS loses £20 million across the UK every year through a lack of deaf awareness. This research also suggests that many deaf people suffer due to poor communication at their GP surgery.

Minister for Health and Social Services, Edwina Hart, has expressed her concern over the lack of general deaf awareness in the NHS.

NDCS Cymru will be working closely with RNID Cymru to address this issue with the Welsh Assembly.

* A Simple Cure (RNID)

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