For 17-30 Year Olds
The DDYC (DEX Deaf Youth Council) is for deaf young people between the ages of 17 and 30 who live in Yorkshire.
DDYC
- The events are usually held once a month on a Saturday in different locations around Yorkshire.
- We do lots of fun activities like; bowling, drama, games sessions and comedy workshops!
- There will always be interpreters to support everyone to chat and make friends!
- The events are always FREE!
- If you’re struggling with travel costs we can help.
- If you have any questions or would like to chat to us about joining please contact us by filling in the box below!
Contact us
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...
DEX Event With The Wakefield Mayor
Fantastic event last Saturday with the Wakefield Mayor. Our members learned lots of new information and enjoyed teaching the Mayor a little bit of BSL! They also got involved in the games and everyone had a great laugh! Our next event is a Christmas meal for our...
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...
“DEX are important to me because they helped build my deaf identity and built my confidence.” A DDYC member.
