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 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...
DEX Deaf Youth Council Bowling
DEX Deaf Youth Council is meeting in groups of 6 people keeping social distance and went bowling and for a meal in Leeds. Here is social distancing whilst being social! All said it is so good to get out and see friends again!
DDYC Meet Again – In a Safe Way!
DEX DEAF YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE STARTED TO MEET AGAIN IN A SAFE WAY IN SMALL GROUPS! Anyone who is deaf aged 17 to 30 years, and living in or near Yorkshire and would like to join the DDYC - contact us here. PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE! We are developing the DDYC - so...
DDYC York Trip
The DEX Deaf Youth Council are meeting again locally after lockdown in small groups - this was in York for those from West and East Yorkshire. They walked the whole castle wall and booked a restaurant with a lot of news to catch up on! The next one is in Sheffield- if...
DDYC Bake Off
DEX Deaf Youth Council’s virtual Bake Off We have yet more hidden talents...
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