Overcoming barriers to independence
We create opportunities for deaf young people to grow in confidence and develop their ideas. We make sure their needs come first and help others to do the same.
Deaf Works Everywhere
We launched our Deaf Works Everywhere (DWE) campaign in 2020 to get more deaf young people into jobs that inspire them.
Over three years, we created more than 20 videos for our DWE YouTube and Instagram channels, showcasing deaf people in a variety of jobs. These inspiring films were viewed more than 200,000 times.
Educating employers on how to support deaf colleagues was a vital part of the project. Working with some inspiring deaf young people, we ran 24 workshops on Accessibility in the Workplace, reaching 240 people.
We’re so proud of everything we achieved through Deaf Works Everywhere and want to thank everyone who funded the project.
Our videos showcasing deaf people in a variety of careers received more than 200,000 views.
Deaf young people and decision making
Involve, Engage, Inspire, our 2023 online conference, brought together 120 education professionals to share ideas for empowering deaf young people to take greater control of their lives. We worked with 40 deaf young people to develop the content, with many speaking at the event and helping to facilitate workshop sessions.
It was the first time we’d planned a conference in partnership with young people and professionals, and it was hugely beneficial. Every professional we surveyed identified positive learning outcomes, and for most, the highlight was learning from deaf young people.
For more information, download the independence section of our impact report.
- Overcoming barriers to independence (113kb | PDF)
Involve, Engage, Inspire and Deaf Works Everywhere were funded by the #iwill Fund. The #iwill Fund is made possible thanks to a £50 million joint investment from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support young people to access high quality social action opportunities.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is acting as a match funder and awarding grants on behalf of the #iwill Fund.