Practitioners/Teachers 

‘This book aims to raise awareness of the important role that parents and families can play in the lives of their deaf children and in their communities. It is written for all those who want to know more about parental involvement in support for deaf children, but especially those who are involved in providing services for deaf children and their families. It is not always easy for service-providing organisations to involve family members in their work, or in self-help activities. Often parents feel that they know too little in comparison to professionals, that they are too poor, that the distances to travel are too far or that they have little to contribute. However the inspirational case studies presented here show that it is possible for service providers, families and deaf people to work together to support deaf children. The examples in this book show that families can be one of the most powerful forces for change in the lives of deaf children. They can change the lives of their own children and also work to change the future for many others.’ [p. 3]