Loud Shirt Day UK

Help deaf children to get an equal start in life – wear a loud shirt and donate to Auditory Verbal UK this October

Loud Shirt Day - 20 October 2023

How does it work?

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Top tips for taking part

Here are some ideas for how you can be the loudest this loud shirt day and raise vital funds to support deaf babies and children across the UK

Challenge your colleagues, bosses and friends to wear their most colourful, bright and bold shirts and donate to transform the lives of deaf children across the UK.
Why not have a bake sale?
Host a Loud Shirt Day quiz over lunch or online using our quiz sheets to test your friends knowledge – ask everyone to put on their loudest shirt and donate £5 to AVUK!
Dress up for Loud Shirt Day – why not hold a best-dressed competition? You could even dress up your pets.
Set yourself a challenge to run, walk or cycle in your loudest shirt!
Your community group could meet up and do an activity you don’t usually do, like going for a walk or karaoke, with everyone donating £5.

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Supporting families in Leeds and Yorkshire

Auditory Verbal UK is proud to be supporting families with deaf children in Leeds and beyond. We support deaf babies and children with our Auditory Verbal therapy family programme at our location in north-east Leeds, as well as online or using a hybrid approach of both, depending on the needs and preferences of each family. We currently have bursaries for families living in Leeds and beyond to help access our programme.
Deaf Awareness Week Quiz
Auditory Verbal Consensus Statement
Ernie's story

Ernie was diagnosed as deaf at 11 weeks old and is now studying film and TV at college.

Get Inspired

Help create a sound future for deaf children this Loud Shirt Day by wearing a loud shirt and donating to Auditory Verbal UK. For every £10 raised, you are helping transform the lives of deaf babies and children across the UK.
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Why take part
THANK YOU FOR GETTING LOUD

Thank you to everyone who got LOUD for Loud Shirt Day 2022 to help create a sound future for deaf children.
Orson meets MPs in Parliament to call for more support for all deaf children like him

Orson and his family met more than 20 cross-party MPs, including Deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner, in the Houses of Parliament and them about deaf children having the same opportunities that he has had.

What is Auditory Verbal therapy?

Auditory verbal therapy is a highly specialist early intervention programme which equips parents with the skills to maximise their deaf child’s speech and language development.
Training to be an Auditory Verbal Therapist

Find out how you can train to become an Auditory Verbal Therapist in the UK.
Evidence base for Auditory Verbal therapy

Deaf children can learn to listen and speak – like their hearing peers. What's the evidence?
Our mission and values

At Auditory Verbal UK, we want all deaf babies and children to have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers.
Work for us

Do you have an interest in transforming children’s lives? See our vacancies.
Session activity ideas
The Education, Heath and Care Plan process

Families have shared that the Education, Health and Care Plan process can sometimes feel daunting or confusing so we have collated the most frequently asked questions to try and help clarify the process.
Early intervention

What are the benefits of an early intervention programme?
Foundation level

This 6-month course is available in an online learning format. Designed to equip professionals with the core skills needed to develop auditory practice when working with children with hearing loss and their families, we are also able to deliver this course in-service to employers wishing to train groups of staff.
AVT programme for families

We want to make sure you are able to access information, guidance and support at a pace that suits you. Find out how you can join the programme.