Motion: Who am I? Resources Launch

Who am I? Resources Launch

Lodged by Adam Ingram Standard Motion 32 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Who am I? resources by the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) Scotland; notes that these resources have been produced as a result of project funding from the Big Lottery Fund, and that they have been developed over three years in partnership with 100 deaf children and their families throughout Scotland; welcomes the project’s focus on creating a peer group for deaf children, mainly educated in mainstream environments, and encouraging them to share their experiences as they prepare to make what it hopes will be a successful transition to adulthood; is aware that the resources include the book, Who am I?, in which young deaf people share their stories, a parent-to-parent booklet with top tips for parents of deaf teenagers and the Who am I? DVD, which features five young deaf people from Scotland and their families talking about their lives and experiences; congratulates NDCS on producing these resources, which it understands will provide for the first time ever an insight into what it is like to be a young deaf person in Scotland today; commends these resources to other families of deaf children, deaf young people themselves and to the professionals working with them, and encourages all members to look at what it considers to be this invaluable resource.

Supporters (32)