About DEXperience / DEX Deaf Youth Council
Our service is aimed at deaf children and deaf young people including those with additional needs, aged 0-30 years of age.
We work with Young Lives Wakefield, deaf organisations and Government agencies to facilitate the DEX Deaf Youth Council (DDYC) to provide information and support to parents, children and young people.
Recently we were awarded a £50,000 grant from Heritage Lottery Fund to encourage and empower deaf young people to discover their deaf identity and culture in a fun way.
Read about the Deaf Story Heritage Project
For this year, DDYC are training deaf young people to use their smartphones in making British Sign Language videos.
DDYC recognises the powerful usage of smartphones for deaf young people in sending comments, compliments and complaints in British Sign Language to statutory authorities.
DDYC News
DEX Visit from the Wakefield Mayor
Our next DDYC event will be on Saturday 6th November! We will be having a visit from the Wakefield Mayor. She’ll be telling us all about funding for local deaf services and there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions! As usual there will be a free takeaway...
DDYC Event
Fantastic DDYC event yesterday. Deaf Social Worker Sharon had so much useful information to share with our group. She told us all about deaf sport, her experience with volunteering, campaigning for deaf issues and about accessible equipment for deaf people. The...
Who Are The DDYC?
We have created some information all about our DDYC programme. This is for young deaf people between the ages of 17 and 30 living across the whole of Yorkshire. We would be really grateful if you could share the information with anyone you know who might be interested...
DDYC Event on 2nd October
Our next DDYC event is on 2nd October! Anyone who is deaf, aged between 17 and 30 and living in (or can travel to) Yorkshire is welcome. There will be a presentation from a deaf social worker and you’ll have the chance to sign/ chat/ catch up with other young deaf...
DEX Deaf Youth Council DDYC Update BSL Coronavirus News 2nd December 2020 Yorkshire
Hello, My name is Zara. I work for DDYC (Dex Deaf Youth Council) as Project Co-ordinator. I am here talk about update Covid news. The whole of West Yorkshire, will be placed into Tier 3 (very high alert) restrictions from midnight on Wednesday 2 December following the...
The READY Study (Recording Emerging Adulthood in Deaf Youth)
READY stands for Recording Emerging Adulthood in Deaf Youth. This is a research study following over 500 young deaf people from a wide variety of backgrounds living in England, Scotland or Wales. Aged at least 16 at the point they join the study, they will be...
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