Patron: Her Majesty The Queen. Founded 1841. Registered Charity No. 1081949. A company limited by guarantee registered in England No. 3973353

Making the law work for Deaf people

Together with Deaf People; creating a better future

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Children, Youth and FamiliesOur Objectives

Support families with a D/deaf parent or child by providing information, family events and support groups.

Enable D/deaf children to access mainstream activities, giving parents a short break from their caring role.

Organise youth-led activities for young D/deaf people which provide them with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to progress into adulthood.

Recruit and train volunteers to support families and D/deaf children at various activities and workshops.

What we have achieved Held our first ever “Experience Day” in September 2011; so that families could see the work we do, give feedback and offer ideas for new projects and support.

Following feedback from families, we held our first ever Families Residential Weekend with 10 families taking part in a range of adventurous activities at Bradwell Outdoor Centre in Essex.

Launched the Green Lanes Deaf Youth Club in partnership with ‘Remark! Community’ and with support from St John’s Deaf Club.

Provided the region’s first ever Business Enterprise Course aimed at young deaf people in partnership with the Prince’s Trust; giving them the skills and knowledge they would need to become self-employed.

Successfully implemented and piloted the use of an online booking system for RAD Children, Youth and Families Service events; which will be available for an increasing number of events over the coming year, making booking events much easier for families.

Continued to develop our partnership work with a range of organisations, including

National Deaf Children Society (NDCS) who have trained our staff to deliver the NDCS Family Sign Language Curriculum.

In partnership with the Spanish Deaf association, ASPANPAL, we held an exchange where eight deaf young people from England took part in eight days of activities with eight young deaf people in Murcia, Spain.

During the year, 65 families have taken part in our Family Events and 120 deaf children and young people benefitted from our projects, with a total of over 750 individual hours of support delivered.

A young boy enjoys fishing at Jimmy’s Farm during a family event

Aims for 2012/13Set-up a new monthly Family Support Group to support 10 families, providing peer support, information sessions and workshops on a range of topics such as accessing benefits and talks from local services.

Pilot Family Sign Language Courses with 5 families in Essex based on the NDCS Family Sign Language curriculum.

Increase the number of opportunities for young deaf people to participate in sporting activities and launch another new Deaf Youth Club.

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