Membership for professionals

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“I’m committed to giving deaf children the best start in life, so I need all the resources I can get hold of. The Professional Support area of the NDCS website is brilliant” Chloe, nursery teacher

Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of NDCS. We have updated our membership pages and you can find these pages by visiting Become a member.

1. Exclusive access to our Professional Support area

Members enjoy exclusive access to the NDCS website’s Professional Support area. You can read, download or order print copies of useful staff materials, for example:

Deaf Friendly guides for nurseries, pre-schools and schools
Good practice guidelines and quality standards for audiology professionals.

In addition, we have developed the Professional Support section during 2008 to include:

NDCS research programmes on childhood deafness
professional conferences and events
government consultation papers.

2. Over 70 free publications

“There are over 14m children and young people in the UK, but just 35,000 are deaf. That’s why we must all unite to make our voice heard. I support the NDCS vision of a world without barriers.” Seb, communication support worker

You can download or order from our full range of over 70 free publications written for families and use these as handouts for your service users. Many are written in collaboration with the UK’s leading experts in education, audiology and social care.

Topics include:

childhood deafness
glue ear
hearing aids
cochlear implants
deaf children with additional needs
parenting tips
communication
technology
financial support.

3. The NDCS Freephone Helpline

Our specially trained Information Workers are ready to answer your query about any aspect of childhood deafness. Call the NDCS Freephone Helpline on 0808 800 8880, 9.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

4. An award-winning magazine

Insight, ideas and inspiration – the NDCS magazine is packed with news, real-life family stories and practical features.

The magazine is guided by what you have told us you want to read about.

It is now so highly rated by families and professionals alike that it was awarded the prestigious Memcom Charity Magazine of the Year award 2007.

5. Email updates for professionals

Our regular email Update newsletter with all the latest news is delivered straight to your inbox.

This will alert you to crucial developments affecting deaf children and their families and the professionals who work with them.

6. Together we’re stronger

“I passionately believe more could be done to ensure deaf children are included. NDCS unites families and professionals against injustice” Isla, teacher

The NDCS vision is a world without barriers for every deaf child. To achieve this, NDCS campaigns for change and lobbies key decision makers at national and local level in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Our campaign mandate is much stronger if we have a large and well informed membership drawn from both families of deaf children and young people, and those who work with them.

But while we’ve made great progress, there’s still much more to do before we achieve the NDCS vision of a world without barriers for every deaf child.

By joining NDCS, along with thousands of other families and professionals, your membership adds strength-in-numbers to our campaign work.

Membership for professionals is free, so join us online today.