Today we interviewed the parents of some hearing impaired and deaf children at the Lincolnshire branch of the National Deaf Children’s society, this meant a small journey to Birchwood in Lincoln to meet the group.
Me and Molly went and talked to three of the parents of the group that were willing to be interviewed about their children’s condition and what they got from coming to the group. The interview in my view went well with us getting some really interesting points of view and discussion from them, however at times they were quite quiet and did not want to speak. Also, we continued to talk to them after we had turned off the microphone and I feel that some of the best stuff we talked about was then. The other slight disappointment was that we had intended to talk to some of the children there however both me and Molly really struggled with this as we didn’t know what to ask the children and we both agreed that it would have been beneficial had Chloe been able to come with us as she finds it easy to talk to children. Ultimately though the interview went well and we got some interesting content that will sit well in our podcast on deafness.
Research on the National Deaf Children’s society
They provide support to both parents and children through helping them to access other agencies that may be relevant or by allowing them to come to groups that may help them, such as the one we went to Lincoln. They also offer money and grants that people can apply for and as a result can improve their way of life. In terms of services they say they offer different activities for different ages, for example, parents of children in the age range of 5- 10 are encouraged to get the whole family involved in the process of learning. Whereas those in the age range of 14+ are given advice on what they should be trying to get from their secondary schools.
The questions we asked
These are the questions we asked, we also aad-libbed so other questions were asked.
Can you briefly explain the National Deaf Children’s Society and what you do? In particular in Lincolnshire
What type of support do you provide for young adults/children?
What do you think the biggest problem facing young death adults is?
Do you think that it is important for those with partial hearing or deafness to find support groups and others with the condition?
Is it also important for parents to be involved in the social element? And why do you think this is?
What more in terms of support do you think can be done for young death adults
How involved does a child’s family become in the process of a childs development
What do you think the biggest strain on you is as a parent?
How difficult do you think education is for a young adult, especially with bullying etc?
Is there a problem in persuading this age range of people to go to university/ do further education? If so why do you think this?
Whats the biggest problem you’ve faced personally?
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