Ian Noon: Who at DWP thought it was OK to propose that deaf people could only...
A minor little campaign victory achieved at NDCS the other week: the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) accepted that deaf people should not be forced to use the phone to make a claim for the new...
View ArticleIan Noon: Tell your MP to turn up for the debate on deaf children’s education
After 18 months of campaigning and 50,000+ petition signatures, MPs have agreed that concerns over cuts to funding to support for deaf children are so serious that Parliament should debate them....
View ArticleIan Noon: Access to Work has become institutionally hostile to disabled people
I’ve been picking up lots of chatter recently about Access to Work. Lots of petty new rules suddenly turning up out of nowhere on what communication support can or can’t be booked using Access to Work....
View ArticleIan Noon: Five random reflections on deaf life at mainstream primary school
I spent most of last week musing on life at primary school. I do love a good amble down memory lane but I had another reason; I had volunteered to give a presentation to parents of deaf children at a...
View ArticleIan Noon: The biggest shake-up to deaf education in a generation. This is how...
This article was originally published on the NDCS Campaigns Blog Last Thursday was a big day – Her Majesty decided to give her “royal assent” to the Children and Families Bill, thus turning it into the...
View ArticleIan Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #1: Better data
Good news everyone! Christmas has come early… if you’re a policy geek like me. Monday was the day that (nearly) all of the big long-awaited changes to the special educational needs system in England...
View ArticleIan Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #2: More participation
On Monday, we kicked off a week of blogs about special educational needs (SEN) reform. All of these changes came into effect in England on Monday via part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which...
View ArticleIan Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #3: The Local Offer
Has your local authority made you an offer yet? Under the big changes to the SEN system, which we’ve been blogging about, each local authority in England is now required to produce a ‘Local Offer’ of...
View ArticleIan Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #4: Better assessments
This is our fourth blog on special educational needs reform and what needs to happen if implementation is going to be a success for deaf children. Today, we’re highlighting the need for better...
View ArticleIan Noon: What deaf children need from SEN reform #5: Regional commissioning
We’ve been blogging all week about SEN reform and the key things that local authorities in England need to do to make sure it delivers for deaf children. The 5th and final issue we want to see action...
View ArticleIan Noon: Making health information accessible to deaf children and young people
Earlier this year, the My life, my health campaign, set up by the amazing National Deaf Children’s Society Young Person’s Advisory Board, published a report setting out the views of deaf young people...
View ArticleIan Noon: The impact of concentration fatigue on deaf children should be...
Every weekend, we are publishing one popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! This one is from June 2013. Tell us which articles you think should be reposted...
View ArticleIan Noon: Legal action on Disabled Students Allowance
A member of the NDCS Young People’s Advisory Board, Zanna, has initiated legal action against the Government over proposedchanges to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). Disabled students who need...
View ArticleIan Noon: Education for deaf children – a review of the past five years
Apparently, there’s a big general election coming up on the 7thMay. One of the factors that voters may be taking into account is the coalition government’s record over the past five years. But in terms...
View ArticleIan Noon: Audiology services for deaf children – a review of the past five years
Continuing our series of blogs on the upcoming election, this blog takes a look at the government’s record on health and audiology services in England. What’s changed? One of the big changes over the...
View ArticleIan Noon: Welfare and deaf children – a review of the past five years
Continuing our series of blogs on what’s changed over the past five years in relation to deaf children, this blog looks at welfare policy. From DLA to PIP One big change to affect deaf young people is...
View ArticleIan Noon: What are the parties promising to do to help deaf children in...
Last week, we took a look at the government’s record over the past five years. This week, we’ve been having a rummage through the manifestos from each of the main political parties to find out what are...
View ArticleIan Noon: The impact of concentration fatigue on deaf children should be...
At weekends, we publish some of the most popular articles from our archive. Tell us which are your favourite articles by emailing thelimpingchicken@gmail.com. I went to a great conference today. It was...
View ArticleIan Noon: A tribute to my mother and other mums of deaf children
Sadly, my Mum passed away last March. For the past year, I’ve been thinking a lot about her life and […]
View ArticleIan Noon: New research shows big impact for deaf toddlers from radio aids
One of my earliest, most vivid memories is playing in the lounge while listening to my Mum, who was in […]
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