WHO WE ARE
Welcome to our new website! We are from NCS (National Citizen Service) Our social action project is helping raise awareness for the National Deaf Children's Society. We have spent 1 week planning this project and a week put all our plans into action and raising as much awareness as possible for this great charity.
We are a group of 12 young adults ranging from 15-16. Our aim is to make a difference in our community.
Why the National Deaf Children's Society
The National Deaf Children's Society charity came to our heads when planning our social action project, due to the activity we learnt in week 2 of NCS. One of our leaders has a foundation in speech therapy and a level 1 in BSL ( British Sign Language) which inspired us to chose a charity involving a new skill that we had all learnt in the skill swap section of week 2.
The National Deaf Children's Society was founded in London on 15 December 1944 by a handful of parents of deaf children concerned about the impact of the 1944 Education Act on their schooling.
To this day, our visions and values reflect the fact that we remain essentially a parents' organisation, dedicated to the needs of all deaf children, their families and carers. We provide a seamless service supporting families with deaf children from birth to 25.
Here are some facts that are shocking about the Deaf Children's Society
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There are over 45,000 deaf children living in the UK.
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90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents with little or no experience of deafness or knowledge of how to communicate with a deaf person.
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Four babies are born deaf every day.
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40% of deaf children have additional needs.
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57% of deaf children failed to achieve 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grades A* to C in 2013, compared to 30% of other children.
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Without the right support, deaf children and young people are vulnerable to isolation, abuse, bullying, poor self-esteem and low levels of achievement.
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Research suggests that more than 77% of school-aged deaf children in the UK attend mainstream schools where is no specialist provision and in which they may be the only deaf child enrolled.
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Deafness is not a learning disability. There is no reason why the majority of deaf children should achieve any less than hearing children.
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Deaf children need to be able to communicate effectively, access information and influence the world around them by any appropriate method whether through sign language, oral communication or a combination of approaches.
