HNY2026Happy New Year!

The NatSIP Steering Group wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2026.
Thank you to for your support of NatSIP during 2025 and for all you do for children and young people with deafness, multi sensory and vision impairment.  
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at NatSIP and NatSIP partner events in 2026.

Lindsey Jane Rousseau
NatSIP Facilitator

 

New resources for families with children who have mild or unilateral deafness

The National Deaf Children's Society commissioned research to explore parents’ experiences of supporting their children (0-4 years) with mild or unilateral deafness, and to learn what advice they would give to other parents.

Led by researchers at the University College London (UCL) and Aston University in Birmingham, the research showed that parents experience significant uncertainty around what mild or unilateral deafness means, what actions are best for their child, and, if they take those actions, whether they’ll be effective. 

Findings from these parent interviews informed the development of podcasts and videos.

The Little Ears, Big Challenges podcast series, produced by UCL, features conversations with parents, young people and adults who have lived experience of mild or unilateral deafness.

The National Deaf Children’s Society created a series of videos of families sharing their personal stories and experiences of unilateral deafness.

To find out more about the research, you can read our plain language summary as well as the full report and pre-print publication.