Our publications

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Organisations

You may find it useful to contact one or more of the following organisations.

Deafness at Birth (external link, opens new browser window) is a training and information resource for professionals who work with deaf babies and their families. Its website was developed in response to the introduction in the UK of the newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP), which is expected to identify deafness at a much younger age than was previously possible. NHSP will lower the median age of identification of congenital deafness from 20 months to three months.

National Deaf Children's Society (external link, opens new browser window) is an organisation of parents, families and carers. It aims to support parents in helping their child to maximise their skills and abilities, and works towards this by every means possible. Its fundamental role is as an advocate for parents and carers as and when appropriate, while making sure that the child's welfare is paramount at all times.

British Association for Teachers of the Deaf (external link, opens new browser window) represents the interests of teachers of deaf children and young people in the UK. Its member include representatives from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and from all the branches of the profession, as well as colleagues from overseas.

Early Support (external link, opens new browser window) is a UK government programme involving the Department for Education and Skills, Sure Start and the Department of Health. Its purpose is to improve the delivery of services to disabled children under three and their families. Early Support promotes service development in partnership with education, health and social services, voluntary organisations and service users themselves.

Skill (external link, opens new browser window) is an independent charity that promotes opportunities for people with any kind of disability in learning and employment. Since 1974 it has been helping young people and adults over 16 years old in the UK who have any kind of disability or additional need, including physical and sensory disabilities, and learning and mental health difficulties. Skill believes that for many disabled people education is the key to leading a fulfilling and independent life.