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• We support children who are visually impaired, registration is not a requirement as long as their sight problems affect their day to day life we will support them.

NDCS support families in a range of ways including through a Freephone Helpline, specialist advisors, publications, family events and web forums, from initial diagnosis to adulthood. NDCS also works at a strategic level across health, education and social care via our Regional Directors, to help improve policy and practice for deaf children and their families.

All staff are trained to BSL level 1 as mandatory with many trained to level 2 and above. Some staff are themselves deaf and may use BSL as their first language. Any volunteers working on the activities/events are at least BSL Level 2 trained. Many Children and Families Officers are BSL Level 2 or above and have previous qualifications in working with deaf children e.g. Teacher of the Deaf. Additionally the service ensures that they have qualified interpreters at every event and at any family home visit where necessary i.e. where English is a second language. Additionally staff undertake regular internal training e.g. child protection, to ensure that they are trained to the highest level to deliver the activities and services.