Who Am I?

Who Am I? is a new three-year project - supported by The National Lottery through Big Lottery Fund - for all young deaf people aged 13 to 19-years-old and their parents living in Scotland.

Who Am I? aims to:

• Improve young deaf people’s self-esteem so they feel comfortable with their deafness and confident about being independent in a hearing world.
• Encourage parents to feel positive about their child’s transition towards independence and be confident in supporting them.

There will be two big weekend events each year in different parts of Scotland for young deaf people and their parents.

Creative workshops and fun sociable activities will explore young deaf people’s experiences, ideas and journeys in accepting their deafness, feeling confident and being independent.

Parents will have the opportunity to meet other parents of young deaf people and to share their own experiences of supporting their deaf child.

We will also be producing a book for young deaf people by young deaf people, a DVD and booklets with tips for parents of young deaf people.

Who Am I? is for young deaf people and their parents, so it’s important that we involve them in deciding what types of things we do and how we will do them.

A Youth Advisory Group will meet regularly to make decisions about things like what we will do at the weekend events and to discuss the content for the Who Am I? booklets and DVD.

Our Steering Group of professionals and parents of young deaf people will also make decisions about the weekend events and resources and help parents get in contact with other parents.

If you would like to get involved in Who Am I? or find out more about it, please contact:

Ingrid Fitzsimons
Who Am I? Project Officer
NDCS Scotland
187-189 Central Chambers
93 Hope Street
Glasgow
G2 6LD

Email: ingrid@ndcs.org.uk
Tel: 0141 248 4457 (voice)
Textphone: 0141 222 4476