Deaf role model scheme extends to the province

[Miss-Delectable]

Deaf role model scheme extends to the province - Letters - News - Belfast Telegraph



The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has extended its unique Deaf Role Model Project. The free service will now enable deaf children aged 0-18 and living in Northern Ireland the chance to meet successful deaf adults who will share their personal experiences of growing up deaf.

The NDCS project has recruited and trained deaf adults who are successful in all walks of life to work as role models. To date, deaf role models have only been able to visit families in their homes. With the extension, they will also be able to visit local groups, NDCS family weekends, schools, colleges, and youth clubs to talk about their experiences.

A wide variety of deaf people have been recruited so that families can choose a role model who reflects their situation. They will also be available to visit local groups, schools, colleges, and youth clubs.

If you are a parent of a deaf child or young person aged 18 or under we can arrange a visit in your home. Or if you are a professional working with deaf children or young people aged 18 or under, we can arrange a visit in your place of work. For more information please contact Valerie Copenhagen, Deaf Role Model Co-ordinator tel: 020 7490 8656 (voice or text) deafrolemodel@ndcs.org.uk

Posters and flyers are available on request.

 

[Bebonang]

Deaf role model scheme extends to the province - Letters - News - Belfast Telegraph



The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has extended its unique Deaf Role Model Project. The free service will now enable deaf children aged 0-18 and living in Northern Ireland the chance to meet successful deaf adults who will share their personal experiences of growing up deaf.

The NDCS project has recruited and trained deaf adults who are successful in all walks of life to work as role models. To date, deaf role models have only been able to visit families in their homes. With the extension, they will also be able to visit local groups, NDCS family weekends, schools, colleges, and youth clubs to talk about their experiences.

A wide variety of deaf people have been recruited so that families can choose a role model who reflects their situation. They will also be available to visit local groups, schools, colleges, and youth clubs.

If you are a parent of a deaf child or young person aged 18 or under we can arrange a visit in your home. Or if you are a professional working with deaf children or young people aged 18 or under, we can arrange a visit in your place of work. For more information please contact Valerie Copenhagen, Deaf Role Model Co-ordinator tel: 020 7490 8656 (voice or text) deafrolemodel@ndcs.org.uk

Posters and flyers are available on request.

I think it is a rare one to have a deaf role models in people's home or work place to show the hearing parents and deaf kids what is it like to be deaf while growing up. Here in North America whether in United States or Canada or anywhere we did not get any deaf role models to show them what is like to be deaf while growing up. Only way I think is to show the hearing parents(most of the time it is always the hearing parents who want to make the child be oral and understand hearing people with lipreading) is to go into the deaf school like deaf institution or where there is sign language place by a doctor or social worker. That would help them understand what is best for the child to be in a deaf place like learning sign language and have parents and siblings learn sign language to communicate with the deaf child. The deaf child should shy away from oral school as it is not working very well whether it is hard of hearing or deaf. It is really sad that many hearing people want us to hear very badly when there is no cure for us to hear ever again and also refuse to sign for the deaf child. I was brought up like that and I don't like knowing that my hearing parents refuse to learn sign language. Now they are already pass away never having to know how to use the sign language. I don't know about United Kingdom or Australia that would make the deaf role model program work. So good luck on that.

 

[jillio]

I think it is a rare one to have a deaf role models in people's home or work place to show the hearing parents and deaf kids what is it like to be deaf while growing up. Here in North America whether in United States or Canada or anywhere we did not get any deaf role models to show them what is like to be deaf while growing up. Only way I think is to show the hearing parents(most of the time it is always the hearing parents who want to make the child be oral and understand hearing people with lipreading) is to go into the deaf school like deaf institution or where there is sign language place by a doctor or social worker. That would help them understand what is best for the child to be in a deaf place like learning sign language and have parents and siblings learn sign language to communicate with the deaf child. The deaf child should shy away from oral school as it is not working very well whether it is hard of hearing or deaf. It is really sad that many hearing people want us to hear very badly when there is no cure for us to hear ever again and also refuse to sign for the deaf child. I was brought up like that and I don't like knowing that my hearing parents refuse to learn sign language. Now they are already pass away never having to know how to use the sign language. I don't know about United Kingdom or Australia that would make the deaf role model program work. So good luck on that.

It really is a sad situation. Hearing parents often make the oral choice for their deaf children simply becasue they have no experience with deafness. They have nothing to refute what some of the hearing experts tell them......that their deaf child will only be successful of they are able to be oral. I know going into the DEaf community and asking their help in understanding what it was to grow up deaf really changed my persepctive.

 

[Bebonang]

It really is a sad situation. Hearing parents often make the oral choice for their deaf children simply becasue they have no experience with deafness. They have nothing to refute what some of the hearing experts tell them......that their deaf child will only be successful of they are able to be oral. I know going into the DEaf community and asking their help in understanding what it was to grow up deaf really changed my persepctive.

Thank you for being on my side. I understand that one when you mention that you went into the DEaf community and asking them for their help by learning what is like be deaf around deaf people whether at a deaf clubs or deaf bowling. Talking with the deaf people does change my life too. I think that is call role models. I am grateful for having them in my life so that I don't have to suffer trying to do oral and lipreading. POWER TO DEAF AND ASL!!!!

 

[jillio]

Thank you for being on my side. I understand that one when you mention that you went into the DEaf community and asking them for their help by learning what is like be deaf around deaf people whether at a deaf clubs or deaf bowling. Talking with the deaf people does change my life too. I think that is call role models. I am grateful for having them in my life so that I don't have to suffer trying to do oral and lipreading. POWER TO DEAF AND ASL!!!!

I'm on your side because you are right! And I jsut thought that the only way I could understand what my son needed from me as his mother was to ask people who had already been through it. Just made sense to me. I don't understand why more hearing parents don't see it that way.