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
Granby Fun Factory 2012
On the 19th February 2012 we organised a great day out for all our members, at the Granby Fun Factory in Weymouth. We met at 2pm and many stayed until the Granby closed at 6pm.
The Fun Factory is primarily an indoor soft play area for children aged up to 11years old, with a special area set aside for the youngest visitors. This was perfect, as our youngest member on this occasion was only 19months old. Thirty-six of our younger members (HI children and siblings) had fun with the ‘battle cannons’, in the ‘firing zone’, on the ‘high-glide’ and also coming down the 4-lane ‘astro-slide.’ If that wasn’t enough, there was even a small area in which football and basketball could be played!
Twenty-three of the older children, aged between 7years and 15years old, were able to have a go at the Quasar, with several dads joining in with the fun too! After a comprehensive safety talk, the special harnesses were given out and reloading, defending bases and tactics were discussed! (Signed support was given as required). A 15 minute warm-up session for the two groups was followed by several team games, with lashings of squash to keep the troops going!
Mums, dads, grannys, grandads and carers, were content to chat whilst enjoying the good food and drinks available from the restaurant. It was lovely to see lots of friends, young and old, catching up with each other, relaxing in the large seating area we had booked just for our DDCS members. This also proved an ideal venue for our young teenage members, whom it was great to see mixing with the younger members at this event.
All in all, a really enjoyable day was had by everyone. We look forward to arranging a similar event in the future.
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