Gerard Featherstone
Trustee
Gerard’s son John had a progressive hearing loss since birth and received a cochlear implant when he was two years old. John attends a mainstream school with a deaf base. Gerard lives in the North West of England and works for his local further education college. He has his own marketing and publishing company.
I really want to help to raise expectations of our deaf children and empower parents to make informed decisions about their children’s future. I am delighted to be able share my personal and professional experience to contribute to the mission of NDCS.
Gerard has been active in promoting deaf awareness through volunteer work and children’s book publishing.
He is also involved in promoting social inclusion of deaf children amongst professionals by providing deaf awareness resources, attending events and writing articles.
Gerard joined the NDCS Trustee Board in November 2009. He lives in Cheshire.
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