What is Deaf Awareness Week?
This week marks Deaf Awareness Week, this is an annual event in the UK to raise awareness about the deaf community and aims to promote a better understanding of deafness, deaf culture, and the experiences of deaf people.
Want to improve your deaf awareness?
Check out the National Deaf Children’s Society videos about deaf awareness, hear from NDCS employees and volunteers and deaf young people.
Visit the NHS website to find out about hearing Loss signs, advice and causes. Click here.
Hearing loss in babies
Hearing loss can be harder to spot in babies. There is a checklist for how a baby makes and reacts to sound on GOV.UK that can help you notice the signs.
