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
Great DDYC event at bowling and Nando’s!
The DDYC had a great event at bowling and Nando's! The next event will be on Saturday 29th October. Information coming soon! Please use the contact box if you'd like to find out more information about the DDYC!
DDYC Committee members have new t-shirts!
We have recently recruited four members for our new DDYC Committee. They meet monthly to work with the DEX staff team to book in events, measure progress, give feedback on behalf of members and track progress against the project budget. They also volunteer at events,...
DDYC 10th September Event
Our FREE DDYC event in September will be bowling at Hollywood Bowl in Leeds, followed by a meal at Nando's! Please click here to watch this information in BSL:https://youtu.be/O7RAvRbya9M Please let Sabah know if you'd like to come by text (her number is at the bottom...
Great DDYC event at Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Saturday 16th July!
It was a great event at Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Saturday 16th July! It was lovely and warm and the members had a brilliant day! Thanks so much to Emma from Yorkshire Sculpture park, Anthony our volunteer and Zara our Events Co-Ordinator for taking these fab...
Fab DDYC Event on Saturday at Bab Tooma and Roundhay Park in Leeds on Sat 18th June
It was a great event at Bab Tooma and Roundhay Park in Leeds on Saturday 18th June! We got lucky and it didn't rain! Our next FREE DDYC (17-30 year olds) event is on Saturday 16th July at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. If you'd like more information about our free events...
DDYC 16th July Event
Our FREE DDYC event in July will be a trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park! We will be shown round by Martin Glover who is a Deaf Artist! There will be a free coach from Queens Hotel in Leeds that will take us to and from Yorkshire Sculpture Park. There will be a free...
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