SUPPORTING DEAF CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN DORSET
Welcome to the Dorset Deaf Children's Society website. We are a registered charity who organise events and activities to enable children and young people with a hearing loss, parents and families to meet each other and share their experiences and also have some fun!
We provide grants and equipment for children with a hearing loss and their families and also provide information to help families make informed choices for their children's education and welfare.
Membership is free for all families with a child or young person with a hearing loss living in Dorset or for supporters of children and young people with a hearing loss and their families living in Dorset.
If you wish to join Dorset Deaf Children's Society
please contact Shirley Sorbie on 01202 571089
or email info@dorsetdcs.co.uk
for a DDCS membership form.​
If you become a member of National Deaf Children's Society that does not make you an automatic member of
Dorset Deaf Children's Society and vice versa.
We have seperate memberships.
To view the DDCS Mission Statement please click on this link:
View the DDCS Constitution - voted in at the 2009 AGM. Click on the link to the right.
In line with The National Deaf Children's Society guidelines the Dorset Deaf Children's Society have adopted their Safeguarding Policy. The policy is based on NDCS guidelines and can be accessed by clicking on the link to the right.
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The person responsible for implementing these guidelines is Katie Bray, Safeguarding Officer
To view the DDCS Privacy Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Equality and Diversity Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Complaints and Feedback Policy please click on this link:
To view the DDCS Social Media Policy please click on this link:
We are associated with the National Deaf Childrens Society.
To view their website use this link - http://www.ndcs.org.uk
Mr Mulligans
Teen/Youth Event
On Sunday 27th October DDCS youth trustee, Maddie, and youth volunteer, Yazz, hosted their first teen/youth event! And what a success it was! They had a group of 10 young people who came along to Mr Mulligans in Bournemouth for a round of indoor golf and some delicious food. They split into two groups and went around the first half of the golf course, getting to know one another (for those who haven’t met before) and they heard lots about other teen’s experiences of being deaf. They then had some lovely pizza, fries and soft drinks to refuel before going to play the second half of the 18 holes, which was pirate themed! After this, team scores were added up and Team 2 won, but only by 4 points! They then grabbed a pot of ice cream from the many flavours and said their goodbyes. It was lovely to meet with a group of teens of their own age that experience similar challenges to themselves! Here’s to some more teen and young people events!​​
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