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Have you just found out that your child has a hearing loss, or would you like more information directly from deaf people who have lived the deaf experience?

DEX is a deaf-led organisation that was set up simply to support deaf people who are being educated in mainstream education, or have been mainstreamed. You can find out why we did this on other pages, but it is sufficient to say here that we feel that there is not enough support for deaf children in education, and want to change things.

DEX uses the English dictionary definition of the term “deaf” to mean “wholly or partially without hearing” to apply to all children who have a degree of hearing loss.

DEX very much regrets to inform everyone that Simon Douglas, a loyal
and committed member of DEX and an ex-mainstreamer, took his own life
earlier this month.

We are extremely saddened by this news. He is one of many
mainstreamers who have ended their lives prematurely, or have mental
health issues, although Simon's ready wit and good humour belied this.
It is yet, unfortunately, further evidence of the importance of DEX's
work and has made us even more determined to continue the campaign for
deaf mainstreamers' rights.

DEX wishes to extend our deep commiserations to Simon's family and to
all his friends.

Read the obituary here.


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		Have you just found out that your child has a hearing loss, or would you like more information directly from deaf people who have lived the deaf experience? DEX is a deaf-led organisation that was set up simply to support deaf people who are being educated in mainstream education, or have been mainstreamed. You can find out why we did this on other pages, but it is sufficient to say here that we feel that there is not enough support for deaf children in education, and want to change things. DEX uses the English dictionary definition of the term “deaf” to mean “wholly or partially without hearing” to apply to all children who have a degree of hearing loss. DEX very much regrets to inform everyone that Simon Douglas, a loyal and committed member of DEX and an ex-mainstreamer, took his own life earlier this month. We are extremely saddened by this news. He is one of many mainstreamers who have ended their lives prematurely, or have mental health issues, although Simon's ready wit and good humour belied this. It is yet, unfortunately, further evidence of the importance of DEX's work and has made us even more determined to continue the campaign for deaf mainstreamers' rights. DEX wishes to extend our deep commiserations to Simon's family and to all his friends. Read the obituary here. Click here to get the latest newsletter