NDCS Deaf Awareness Videos

The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has many good resources on their website. 

These five short deaf awareness cartoon videos are lovely and explain a deaf child’s communication needs to their friends and family.  All come with BSL and sub-titles.  These videos will help both children and adults understand and support their deaf friends and family members.

For example:

Tiger and Elephant’s special ears – Lion wants to touch the shiny things on Tiger and Elephant’s ears, but they’re not toys! Elephant’s hearing aids and Tiger’s cochlear implants help them access sound.

Click on the image above to see the Tiger and Elephant’s special ears video and the other titles.

Other videos include

• Don’t talk with your mouthful – the importance of clear speech
• Getting Elephant’s attention! – getting a person’s attention
• Shhh It’s story time! – ensuring good classroom acoustics
• Elephant needs a quiet corner – listening is tiring and can be overwhelming

You will find many more resources on the site to support deaf children.