• 16 June 2021

    A happy environment

    Haniya and her family are supported by Acorns Children’s Hospice, though Mum Shabana was initially hesitant, feeling it might not be right for her, but now it’s a favourite place to go and Haniya always has a smile on her face. “I thought it wasn’t somewhere for Haniya, she...

  • 16 June 2021

    Living with episodic ataxia

    When we last wrote about Jade, now 15, she was eight and loved playing the recorder, horse riding, dance and canoeing.  Having been diagnosed as a toddler with episodic ataxia, which affects people in bouts or attacks of unsteadiness lasting hours or days, her Mum Ceri says she has...

  • 16 June 2021

    Online signing success

    At the beginning of the pandemic, the National Deaf Children’s Society had to quickly adapt to a new environment and move much of their support online – ensuring families were still able to communicate with their deaf child was a priority. So, during the first lockdown they launched a...

  • 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...