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Deaf children are being left out at school because their classmates don’t know how to communicate with them. NDCS is launching a campaign called Look, Smile, Chat today to let hearing teenagers know what challenges deaf children in their class and school might face and how to make communicating easy.

We’ve created films, lesson plans and top tips to make it as straightforward as possible for schools, teenagers and professionals working with deaf children to support the campaign. We would really appreciate it if you could include some information about the campaign on your newsletter or website, and have drafted some suggested copy for you to use (see below).

We also have a campaign logo, which I’ve attached here. More images are available if you would like them. Campaign launched to tackle deaf teenagers’ isolation The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) is launching a campaign called Look, Smile, Chat to help deaf and hearing teenagers communicate with each other. The campaign aims to reduce the social isolation experienced by some deaf teenagers by putting hearing teenagers in the shoes of their deaf classmates and giving them simple steps to make communicating easy.

Free resources, including short films, lesson plans and posters have been created for professionals working with young people. NDCS is asking for your help in telling the teachers, social workers and other professionals you work with about the campaign and how they can help to improve the lives of the UK’s 45,000 deaf children.

For further information and to access the free resources, go to: www.buzz.org.uk/looksmilechat If you need anything else, do let me know. We need to spread the word about Look, Smile, Chat as far and wide as possible, so your help is greatly appreciated.