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Childhood deafness - research priorities

The National Deaf Children’s Society teamed up with the University of Manchester, Aston University and Lancaster University, to find out what the research priorities are in childhood deafness, according to the people with real experience. Children, parents, and professionals working with children with deafnes/hearing loss. A survey opened in May 2024 and has now closed. A basic summary of the respondents to both the adult and children versions of the JLA surveys can be found on the following pages

https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/anisa.visram/JLA_adult

https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/anisa.visram/JLA_children

Here are some key figures at a glance:

Version

Number of respondents who asked at least one question

Number of questions

Adult Eng

421

1185

Adult BSL

10

19

Older children Eng

4

9

Older children BSL

0

0

Younger children Eng

18

39

Younger children BSL

0

0

TOTAL

453

1252

 

There will be a second survey launched in November, where participants can rank the summarized unanswered questions collected in the current survey according to their importance. Then at the beginning of next year a face-to-face workshop will be held to prioritize the top 10 identified uncertainties about childhood deafness and hearing loss through consensus.