If I could change one thing for deaf children and young people in Wales...

During spring 2009, deaf youngsters throughout Wales sent in posters to tell us about the one thing they would like to change for deaf children and young people in Wales... it's not too late to tell us what you would like to change!

On May 5 2009, NDCS Cymru took a group of young campaigners to the Senedd to present Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, with over 40 posters. The posters had been decorated by deaf youngsters to tell us about the things they would like to change for deaf children and young people in Wales.

The posters have also been passed on to First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, and Children's Commissioner Keith Towler. 

Young people who responded to If I Could Change One Thing  told us that they wanted hearing people to understand more about being deaf.

That's why we have decided to create a new poster to tell children and teachers how to include deaf children and young people in everything that happens in school.

Please help us by downloading the flyer below and asking deaf children and young people that you know  write, draw, paint, or use a computer to tell us their ideas for the poster.

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 to 4 July).

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

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

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

Thank you!

Stuck for ideas? Take a look at our communication tips for inspiration! Communication Tips (47 kb)

If you know a young deaf person who was unable to take part in our If I Could Change One Thing campaign last year, NDCS Cymru still wants to know their ideas. NDCS Cymru will use the posters we recieve to help inform our campaigns work and our responses to Welsh Assembly Government consultations.

So please download a poster below and ask deaf children and young people you know to write/draw/make a collage about the one thing that they would like to change for deaf children and young people in Wales:

 If I could change one thing.pdf (869 kb)

All posters should be sent to:

NDCS Cymru, 4 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9LJ

Thank you!

24 July 2009
Many posters called for more sporting opportunities for deaf children and young people, so NDCS Cymru raised this issue in a Welsh Assembly Government consultation.
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16 July 2009
The Children's Commissioner has said he will use the posters submitted in May to help inform his work.
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5 June 2009
Jane Hutt, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, has written to NDCS Cymru outlining the steps that the Welsh Assembly is taking to address the issues raised by deaf children and young people throughout Wales.
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7 May 2009
Deaf children take 'If I Could Change One Thing' campaign to Welsh Assembly.
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