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Taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon to help more deaf children like Mia

Mia is an amazing bright funny and brave little girl who has a number of additional needs including hearing loss. Every deaf child should have access to the kind of help that Mia has had from Auditory Verbal UK.
AVUK Completes First Year of Birmingham City University Collaboration
Just one third of adults believe a deaf child can learn to talk as well as a hearing child

On World Hearing Day as a YouGov survey reveals only 37% of adults believe a child born profoundly deaf can learn to speak as well as a hearing child* AVUK is calling for more deaf babies and children to be given the same chance to learn to listen and speak as Ariella.
Cochlear Implant International Community of Action Launches
Celebrating International Cochlear Implant Day with Tanya Saunders and her daughter Onna’s hearing journey.

Tanya Saunders is Mum to Onna, who has severe-profound hearing loss with ANSD and wears bilateral cochlear implants. She is one of our Parent Ambassador having become a strong supporter after going through the programme with her daughter and seeing the impressive results for herself. This journey with her daughter has inspired her to start writing books for deaf children who are learning to listen and speak; to date, she has published two books and has many more waiting in the wings.
Celebrating the wonder of words with National Storytelling Week
CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN LISE ROSYLNG ON BECOMING A CERTIFIED AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPIST
Happy 18th Birthday Auditory Verbal UK

Happy 18th Birthday Auditory Verbal UK – as we celebrate our coming of age, we take a look back at where it all began and hear from some of those involved. And at the end of a year like no other, we look forward to the future and our plans for creating a sound future for many more children in the UK.
Racing driver celebrates his son's graduation and reflects on a very different year

Life as a British racing driver has certainly not been full speed this year for Surrey’s Duncan Tappy but the highlight has been his deaf three-year-old’s graduation from the AVUK programme.
Auditory Verbal UK publishes 2020 Position Paper

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

At Auditory Verbal UK, we want to see a world where all deaf children have the same opportunities in life as hearing children.
Work for us

Do you have an interest in transforming children’s lives? See our vacancies.
Therapy sessions

Auditory Verbal therapy (AVT) is about enabling your child to learn to talk through listening. Read more about the therapy we provide.
Foundation level

This 6-month course is available in an online learning format and in person at our London centre. 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.
Early intervention

What are the benefits of an early intervention programme?
Joining the programme

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.
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