What Sharon and I know, as do so many others who work with, support and raise deaf children, is that it should not be down to fate to determine their opportunities. And the government has the power to transform opportunities for deaf children right now.
Deaf children are currently at risk of a lifetime of disadvantage without access to early and effective support to develop the language and communication skills they need to thrive. Stark statistics from the National Deaf Children’s Society in 2023, show only 38% of deaf children in England completed their first year of school having achieved expected levels of development, compared with 66% of all children.
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