• 16 June 2021

    National Deaf Children’s Society 20/21 review

    The National Deaf Children’s Society is dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. We work to overcome the social and educational barriers that hold deaf children back, by: helping families give the best possible support to their deaf child every step of the...

  • 15 December 2020

    Maia’s microtia

    As part of Treacher Collins Syndrome, Maia has bilateral microtia atresia. This means both of her ears are underdeveloped, with no ear canal openings, and this contributes to her conductive hearing loss.  Mum, Josie, explains some of the problems that this can cause teenager Maia, in daily life. “A...

  • 17 November 2020

    Virtual support for deaf children

    Supporting a deaf child and their family will often involve a face-to-face support session, meetings with a Teacher of the Deaf and getting together with other families in the same situation to share experiences. The COVID-19 lockdown meant all of these services were put on hold, further increasing the...

  • 17 November 2020

    The challenges of 2020

    Earlier in the year, we wrote about the National Deaf Children’s Society’s support groups, organised by volunteers across the UK, like Sara who runs Sound Friends in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Sara’s youngest child, six-year-old Charlotte, is profoundly deaf and is aided by a cochlear implant and uses a...