Support in Northern Ireland

You can contact NDCS Northern Ireland at:

38 - 42 Hill Street
Belfast
BT1 2LB
Tel:  028 9031 3170 (v)
Fax:  028 9027 8205
Text: 028 9027 8177 (t)   
Email: nioffice@ndcs.org.uk

Alan Sheeran, Director Northern Ireland
Email: alan.sheeran@ndcs.org.uk 

Michael Johnston, Youth Training & Development Manager Email: michael.johnston@ndcs.org.uk 

Caroline Doherty, Emotional Health & Wellbeing Manager Email: caroline.doherty@ndcs.org.uk

Emma Simmons, Healthy Minds Link Officer  Email:emma.simmons@ndcs.org.uk

Janice Montgomery-Watkins, Early Years Link Officer Email: janice.montgomery-watkins@ndcs.org.uk

Conor Mervyn, Education Link Officer Email:conor.mervyn@ndcs.org.uk

Stacey Kilpatrick, Bridging the Gap Administrator                        Email: stacey.kilpatrick@ndcs.org.uk

Celine Heatley, Departmental Administrator
Email: celine.heatley@ndcs.org.uk

In Northern Ireland we have two Family Officers - Irene Bell and Barbara Wilson. They introduce themselves below.

Irene Bell - Family Officer for East Northern Ireland covering Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh.

"I am a Family Officer covering the eastern area of Northern Ireland and work part-time from the Belfast office. I offer support and advice to families of deaf children on any issues around deafness including education and benefits. I can also put you in touch with other families through local parents groups. As a parent myself I found my local group a great support and I made friends who I still keep in touch with 13 years later!

"Please contact me if you feel I can be of help or you would like some of our information. I can be contacted by phone or e-mail and am happy to visit at home. "

Barbara Wilson - Family Officer for Fermanagh, Tyrone, Londonderry, Armagh

"I am a Family Officer with NDCS covering the west of Northern Ireland. I work part-time hours from home and sometimes from our Belfast Office. I offer support and advice to parents/carers of deaf children on various issues eg. education options and benefits. This can be done over the phone or in person during a home visit. Geographically speaking the West of NI is quite big so it's a good job I don't mind driving!

"Please do contact me if you feel I can be of help or you just want to access some information. If I am not in please leave a message. I pick up my messages regularly. "

Telephone: 0808 800 8880
Textphone: 0808 800 8880
Fax: 020 7251 5020
Email: helpline@ndcs.org.uk  

Local deaf children's societies are run by parents and carers of deaf children, working together with local health and education professionals. They give emotional and social support to families with deaf children, and give deaf children the chance to meet outside of school.

Our What's On section lists events, family days, signed and interpreted performances, and much more.