Introduction
The information in this website has been written by staff from different services and organisations and by parents of deaf/hard of hearing children and the children themselves. It has been produced after consultation with families of deaf children, all of whom expressed a need for more information. We hope you will find it interesting and helpful.
We hope this website will not only be a useful source of information when your child’s deafness is first diagnosed, but will be something you can continue to refer to as your child grows up.
We also hope that it will be useful for friends, relatives and other people who care for your children.
Terms Used on the Website
Throughout the information you will notice that many different terms are used when referring to a child’s deafness.
Deaf
Partially hearing
Hearing impaired
Hearing loss
mild, moderate, severe or profound
Deafened
someone who was born hearing but has lost some hearing
Deaf (using capital D)
usually refers to people who are sign language users and part of the deaf community
Residual hearing
the amount of remaining hearing that can be used by a partially hearing child
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