Membership Update

            

                                                

Membership of DUDLEY DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY is now

 

FREE

 

As a member you and you family will be sent an invitation and a very warm welcome to all our events throughout the year.

 

Dudley Deaf Children's Society (DDCS) is part of the National Deaf Children's Society. We are one of their 120 local groups and are a registered charity.

 

If you contact the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) in London you will be sent a package which contains information about all their services and a wealth of information leaflets. Most of their information is sent free to parents and they can give help with the many questions that you may have about deafness. There are also leaflets to help you apply for any benefits that may be available to children who have a hearing loss. You will also receive a copy of the National Deaf Children's Society quarterly Magazine. It is packed full of real-life stories as well as up-to-date news and developments.

 

Just like the NDCS, we at the DUDLEY DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
are interested in helping you as well. Whether it is for informing on Educational or Welfare issues we can try and help you. Some of the children that we help have mild or moderate hearing losses and some are severely or profoundly deaf. Some use mainly Sign Language as their only means of communication and some use just a small amount. Some are in Mainstream Schools and some are in the Resource Base at Ashwood Park Primary School or The Listen and Learn Centre at The Crestwood School. We will try and help each individual child and family in the best way that suits them.

 

As an example of some of the help that we give, some children need special telephones or a video and television which can display subtitles. The DDCS may be able to help pay for this special equipment, enabling the child to be more independent at home.

 

During the year the DDCS organise different events where families like you can meet and have fun! These events are often offered FREE to DDCS members.

 

Past outings include the Pantomimes at Wolverhampton and Stourbridge, Alton Towers, Ten-Pin Bowling, and Swimming Parties at Dudley Leisure Centre. Speakers have been to talk to parents about Cochlear Implants and in the future we hope to organise an evening to see and learn about the new Digital Hearing Aids. A crèche is provided for the younger children at these evening meetings.

 

Perhaps one of the most important ways in which the DDCS can help families like you is by providing opportunities for both parents and children the chance to MEET OTHERS and TALK! We also have a number of parents who are willing to come and have a chat with you at home or just talk on the phone.

 

The choice is entirely yours.

 

We have a web site: www.ddcs.org.uk

 

The site contains useful information about our service, current committee members, the newsletter, and forthcoming events. You can also add your own comments on the site and register as a member.

 

Thank you.

 

Dennise Thompson

Chairperson

Dudley Deaf Children's Society

 

 

YOU NOW NEED TO COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED FORM TO BE INCLUDED ON THE DDCS REGISTER.

 

Remember it is now FREE …. FREE …. FREE …. to register

 

If you do not reply you will no longer receive any further correspondence from the society and you and your family / child / children will not be included in any future outings, parties, activities which are organised or funded through the DDCS.