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Welcome to the National Deaf Children's Society media archive. 

Our recent media releases should all be here, but if you are looking for something specific and struggling to find it, please contact the media team.

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Deaf activists celebrate Zoo's new deaf-friendly displays

Seven of our Changemakers visit Five Sisters Zoo see the information displays they inspired.
Image of a face mask

We urge NHS Trusts to use “game-changing” clear face masks

Letter sent to every NHS Trust in England urging them to introduce transparent face masks.
Four deaf teenage girls in school uniforms sign to each other.

Holyrood backs Deaf Awareness Week

MSPs back Deaf Awareness Week motions calling for more support for deaf children.
Children looking at a book

9 in 10 teachers don’t get enough training to educate deaf children

Almost all teachers say their training didn't give them enough information to educate deaf students.

Specialist teachers for deaf children at 10-year low

Teachers of the Deaf fall for seventh time in a decade, with 1 in 6 leaving the profession since 2011.

1 in 4 councils have no specialist units for deaf children

New interactive map shows shocking disparities in support for deaf children as specialist units plummet.
The back of a boy's head who is wearing a cochlear implant.

Charity calls for urgent action on face coverings in schools

Our list of measures the Government must take to counteract the negative impacts of face masks.

“Horrendous” children’s audiology failings at NHS Lothian

New report shows at least 887 children have been let down over nine years, at least 100 of whom were deaf.
A mom and dad hold their toddler and baby.

Face masks to return to communal areas in schools

Our Deputy Director, Jo Campion, reacts to the news that secondary school pupils will wear face masks.