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Yes, in the UK DHH children often do not get the reading support between 7- 11 years, or they get a few random interventions here and there. So, by the time they hit secondary education (12-16 years), they are not well equipped in terms of their reading, and as the curriculum becomes more...

Yes, I also know some Deaf people here in the UK who are fantastic writers, and readers. But, and I too can only speak from personal experience, have met many deaf children who are very poor at reading, and many deaf adolescents who fall behind in secondary school because they didn't get the...

I completely agree - 100%

Hi - thanks for your comment. I do know BSL (Level 3) - I was really talking about the use of technology to support text reading in DHH children.

I don't think some of the UK parents of DHH children that I know would agree with that statement...

No, it probably won't become part of the curriculum, although it should be

Thanks - a lot of my DHH friends prefer hearing impaired, and that's how they describe themselves. I'm also loosing my hearing, and I personally prefer hearing impaired

Hi Everyone I do usually just put DHH (deaf and hard of hearing), but a friend of mine who is slowly loosing their hearing said that he preferred the term hearing impaired. I'm not trying to be PC. This is a genuine cause. I am a genuine researcher, and have spent many, many years trying...

Hi I am a researcher in the UK, and I am trying to raise funds so that I can use virtual reality technology to support children with hearing impairments to read. If you have a child with a hearing impairment you will understand the difficulties they have with reading, and how important it is...