Youth Vibe Cheshire - Don't Stop Now (DSN) (360G-CheshireCF-A458131)

The Deafness Support Network project will pay for staffing hours and materials to prepare and deliver an 8 week training program for young people who are profoundly deaf, hearing impaired or are hearing children within a D/deaf family, to become Deaf Awareness Ambassadors and train them in delivering deaf awareness sessions in their local community. Funding will also cover the cost of branded t-shirts/hoodies for the Ambassadors to give the group a real identity and purpose throughout the project and beyond. The young D/deaf people will decide on the target audiences they will present to in settings they choose, which will enable audiences to become more aware of the barriers which prevent young D/deaf people from accessing services, enhance understanding of deafness and help communities consider how they can become more accessible to young D/deaf people.