published on 27 April 2023
Deaf Awareness week is celebrated annually in the UK to celebrate and raise awareness of the deaf community in the UK. This is we ask: are we deaf friendly in our settings and organisations? Read our attachments to learn about ways of raising deaf awareness in your settings and organisations.
Each year in May we celebrate Deaf Awareness week to
remind everyone about the contribution and needs of D/deaf
children and adults in our communities. There are 12 million
adults in the UK who are deaf or have some hearing loss.
(RNID website April 2023). There are estimated to be around
50,000 deaf children and young people in the UK.
Most deaf children attend mainstream schools in the UK. It is
important that staff at these settings have the strategies to
be deaf friendly.