Figures from the RIND estimate that there are around 50,000 deaf children in the UK.
According to the Elizabeth Foundation, every year, more than 1,000 babies are born with severe to profound deafness and many more babies born with mild to moderate deafness
There are around 7,200 children under five with severe to profound deafness.
Anita Grover, chief executive of charity Auditory Verbal UK, warns that without access to early intervention support children face “the prospect of lower academic achievement, lower employment, and are at higher risk of poor mental health, bullying and social exclusion”.
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