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
DDYC March Event
Our next event is on Saturday 5th March at Leeds Hollywood Bowl! There will be two games of bowling and free food. We are expecting this to be very busy so please let us know as soon as possible if you'd like to come! You can book your place by contacting us here or...
DDYC February Event
Our next event is on Saturday 5th Feb and will be all about managing your mental health! The big room at the Lightwaves Centre is very cold, so we are moving in to a smaller room. We have to make sure there is enough room to safely distance so there are only 10 places...
DDYC January Event
Happy New Year everyone! Hope it's a great one for you all! We have our first DDYC event of the year on Saturday 8th January! Kim from the Royal Association for Deaf People will be telling us how to save money on bills. There will also be fun activities and games and...
DDYC Plans for the New Year
Lots of people asked on Saturday at the Christmas meal what we had planned for the DDYC in the new year, so here are all the events videos! We're really looking forward to all three events Please let Zara know if you'd like to come Please feel free to share with...
DDYC End of Year Update
DEX has been really busy this year and we're very proud of the things we have achieved ? We're also very grateful for all of the support you have given us. We've got lots of exciting things planned for next year ? We wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a very happy...
Health Advocacy Project
We have exciting news! We have been awarded some funding to run a new free health advocacy service! This service is for young deaf people between the ages of 17 and 30 who live in, or around the Wakefield area.Deaf people have more barriers to accessing health...
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