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National Deaf Children's Society

British charity

Summary

British charity

Field	Value
name	National Deaf Children's Society
founded_date	15 December 1944
registration_id	England & Wales (1016532) Scotland (SC040779)
location	Ground Floor South, Castle House, 37- 45 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LS
origins	London, England
website

The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is a British charity dedicated to providing support, information and advice for deaf children and young people, their families and professionals working with them.

The Society campaigns for improvements in services aimed at families with deaf children, working with central and local government, health authorities, education professionals, social services, manufacturers and other voluntary organizations. Its headquarters are located in London, with regional offices in Birmingham, Belfast (NDCS Northern Ireland), Cardiff (NDCS Wales) and Glasgow (NDCS Scotland).

The charity has repeatedly been linked to exploitative practices involving door-to-door and street reps, including failing to guarantee its reps a minimum wage and employing tactics to "trick" donors.

Origins

NDCS was founded as the Society of St John of Beverley and was renamed the Deaf Children's Society in 1945. It adopted its current name in the 1950s. At its established its objective was 'to further in every way possible the provision of full modern education for all deaf children in England, as originally accorded to hearing children'.

The National Deaf Children's Society was founded in London on 15 December 1944 by a handful of parents of deaf children concerned about the impact of the Education Act 1944 on their schooling.

2002 saw the merger of NDCS with Friends for Young Deaf People, resulting in the creation of the NDCS youth wing. The merger allows NDCS to provide a service supporting families with deaf children from birth to 25.

References

Gogarty, Conor. (2025-03-31). "The charity that doesn't guarantee its reps a minimum wage".
Gogarty, Conor. (2023-08-02). "Exposed: Our hidden camera uncovers exploitation and pressure-selling".
(2022-08-22). "Direct sales: 'My dream job turned into a nightmare'". BBC News.
Gogarty, Conor. (2024-01-14). "The disturbing world of a street sales guru who exploited people".

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