Helping NDCS by sharing your story

By sharing your stories with NDCS, you could: 

NDCS campaigned for many years until the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme was introduced. Last year, we celebrated the key milestone of two million babies having been screened at birth in England. But we wanted to raise awareness in the press that this is only a start, as early information and support is rarely provided to families when they need it most. 

“My little boy was one of the first babies to be picked up as deaf by the Newborn Hearing Screening in my area.

"I am grateful that his diagnosis was made at this early stage - it left me in the best position to swiftly put things in place to offer him the best possible start in life.

"Last year, NDCS asked me to speak to my local paper about how the screening helped my son, to illustrate how successful their campaign has been.

"I was happy to take part in an interview - as many people read their local papers, I thought this was a great way to let people know what NDCS are doing to help change the lives of deaf children, and to show what still needs to be done.”

Emma, parent.

Telling personal stories is the most effective way of motivating people to support NDCS. 

“After sharing our story with NDCS, they approached us to feature on one of their fundraising sites.

"The site was used to encourage the public to regularly donate online to NDCS. It included George’s story and some cute pictures of him.

"George has Down’s syndrome and as a result is severely deaf. NDCS has given us lots of practical support over the years, from their family weekends, to help with filling out DLA forms.

"We wanted to give something back and this was a great way to do it as the website has brought in more than 670 supporters and is expected to raise £10,000 this year for the charity.”

Carole, parent 

We always want to hear about achievements, to show that deaf children can achieve anything they set their minds to. 

"One day my mum received a call from the Manchester Deaf Centre asking if I would like to audition for a part in the TV Show 'Shameless'.

"I had to learn a song in sign language and I got the part! My character was a bridesmaid and we filmed for four days. It was really exciting!

"I wrote to NDCS to tell them and my story was printed in the news section of NDCS Magazine.”

Olivia, age 12