When Eliana was born, her parents learned she was profoundly deaf. With no experience of deafness, they were unsure what the future looked like for their new family.

During late-night feeds, Eliana’s mum began looking at how to support their daughter. This is when she came across Auditory Verbal therapy and the charity Auditory Verbal UK.

“For our very first appointment with Auditory Verbal UK, the team guided and supported us at a time when we felt so lost.”

With Auditory Verbal therapy, Eliana’s parents were empowered to develop her listening and speaking with playful activities and everyday routines.

Step by step, she began to talk, reaching milestones and opening a world of opportunities. Today she is thriving - communicating confidently, playing with friends, just finished nursery and is heading to school this September.

But right now, over 90% of deaf children in the UK don’t have the opportunity to access this life changing support.

Together, we can change this, but we need your help.

Your donation today will help us support more families like Eliana’s, who want their child to learn to listen and talk, to access this early, effective support.

• £10 could buy therapy play materials
• £50 could fund a language assessment
• £100 could support a family’s first session of Auditory Verbal therapy
• £6,500 could fund a child’s place for a year

Every gift helps create a sound future for deaf children.

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