Orson Grimer, from Hertfordshire, visited Downing Street with his family to deliver a letter urging Sunak and Health Minister Steve Barclay to invest in early support for all deaf children, including the auditory verbal therapy which helped him learn to listen and speak.
The letter was backed by more than 400 people, and is part of charity Auditory Verbal UK’s #HearUsNow campaign, which is calling for a government investment of £2 million per year over the next 10 years, so that children can access auditory verbal therapy through publicly funded services.
Auditory verbal therapy helps deaf children process the sound they receive from hearing technology such as cochlear implants and hearing aids and helps them develop spoken language.
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