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Department of Education to review the standard of education provision for deaf children, questioning why 40% of deaf children in Northern Ireland were forced to leave their families at a young age to attend specialist schools in Dublin and England.
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The organisation provides an early childhood service called "Let's Play and Grow" for deaf children from infants to eight years of age and their families. Group play sessions led by a team of specialists help deaf children with language acquisition, communication, peer interaction, and literacy. They
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For youths ages 11 through 25, Action Deaf Youth offers youth support throughout
Northern Ireland, through youth clubs that develop skills, self-confidence, and friendships, and encourage young people to explore ways to manage their deafness. In addition, the charity has worked with mainstream youth
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offering mentoring, training and volunteer services to deaf children and young people up to the age of 30. Services provided include play therapy sessions and sign camps, and youth clubs and events enabling deaf teens to participate in their communities and meet and build relationships with their
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titled, "Big 'D' wee 'd': The lives of young deaf people in
Northern Ireland". The study was the first of its kind to be conducted in Northern Ireland, and found that young deaf people faced "discrimination, cultural isolation and segregation in schools and the workplace". Based on the report's
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Northern Ireland Deaf Youth Association (NIDYA) was set up in 1988 by a group of 12 young people, including individuals from different regions of Northern Ireland, who identified a shared feeling of isolation and need for support. For many years, it was based out of Wilton House in Belfast.
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can also help parents learn sign language, so they can communicate more effectively with their children at home. During school holidays, Action Deaf Youth offers outdoor play camps for deaf children aged four to eight, along with their siblings.
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