Every deaf child’s wellbeing matters to us and to you!
DEX uses the English dictionary definition of the word “deaf” to mean “wholly or partially without hearing” to apply to all children who have hearing loss.
DEXperience welcomes everybody, whatever education experience you have. We have adopted ‘DEXperience’ to show that we are inclusive of all.
We are a deaf-led organisation that was set up to support deaf people who are being educated in mainstream education, or who attended mainstream schools. Deaf people who attended Deaf schools want to support this campaign too.
Here’s the BSL welcome to the DEX website!
DDYC Bake Off
DEX Deaf Youth Council’s virtual Bake Off We have yet more hidden talents...
DDYC Virtual Meetings
Thanks to the NHS funding the DEX Deaf Youth Council has been meeting virtually, and had their takeaway Thai and pizzas together. They hope to have more fun events, including cooking together. If you are interested contact: zara.emery@dex.org.uk
Petition Response from the Government
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV.”. Government responded: The Government has assessed that in accordance with PHE guidelines, we cannot safely include a BSL...
UKCoD Manages Deaf Awareness Week
UKCoD manages Deaf Awareness Week, launched today: https://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week/ https://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/category/deaf-awareness-week/ https://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week/sponsors/
What It’s Like to Be Deaf When Everyone Is Wearing Face Masks
Interesting article on the Washingtonian website about what it's like to be deaf when everyone is wearing face masks. https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/04/23/what-its-like-to-be-deaf-when-everyone-is-wearing-face-masks/
Zoom Comedy Night With John Smith
The DEX Deaf Youth Council held its comedy night with John Smith on Zoom. Very many thanks to John for making us laugh - so much needed! We are also signing Coronavirus news for the members to explain the issues and for interesting debates.......thank you to the NHS...
Alan Haythornthwaite Obituary
Alan Haythornthwaite's Other Lives obituary - an icon and legend (edited out, sadly). Read the Guardian obituary here: Guardian Other Lives
DDYC Hollywood Bowl and Pizza
Bowling and pizza - The DEX Deaf Youth Council playing out! Great to see new and long standing members and sorry that some couldn’t be with us yesterday. Zara and Leah, Project Coordinators, have done us proud again. Edinburgh here we come next month.... ...
ITV Corrie Storyline
Have you all seen Coronation Street where there is a profoundly deaf baby in the story line?! Already DEX Perience is giving ITV full marks for explaining to Fiz and Chesney, the baby's parents, that cochlear implants do not cure deafness and looks like they may...
DEX’s 25th Anniversary
DEX's 25th anniversary - what a fabulous weekend with beautiful and generous people, wonderful shows from John Smith and Colin Thomson, beautiful decorations and gifts, and even handmade crackers with deaf jokes! Because we care about deaf children and education, we...
DEX’s Lobbying Success
DEX's lobbying has been successful. The Labour Party's Manifesto 2017 - Jon Trickett MP has told DEX the BSL Bill will be one of the first to be tabled if Labour wins the next election! "Labour believes in the social model of disability – that it is society which...
Deaf is Me Script Writing and Filming Workshop
Calling all budding deaf film makers aged 18 to 30 years to a workshop on how to write a script for films. John Smith, deaf comedian, will show us how to do it.....! Free and lunch provided. On 2 November in Leeds.
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