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Independent support for Stockport families

Navigate deafness.

DeafToo helps parents, carers and deaf young people find clear information, practical guidance, local services and other families who understand.

Find support with communication, education, hearing technology, benefits, wellbeing, family life and growing up.

Join the DeafToo family WhatsApp groupFind the support you need

For deaf children of every age. BSL, speech, Cued Speech and mixed approaches are all welcome.

Compare the three ways to find support

What would help today?

Choose a place to start. Come back for the rest.

Find local supportStockport services and contactsUnderstand communicationLanguage your child can accessGet help with schoolAccess, support and EHCPsMake sense of hearing testsAudiology and next questions
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Family connection

Join the DeafToo family WhatsApp group

Answer a few short questions about your connection to Stockport and what you are looking for. Approved families will receive a private WhatsApp invitation from the group administrator.

Please use your own details and keep information about children general. The independent contact route is being completed, so this version prepares a request for you to copy or save.

Use your own name rather than your child’s name.

People who can help

Three ways to find support.

Connect with other families, talk things through with Matt, or contact the specialist service. You can use more than one.

Family connection

Family connection through DeafToo

A place to connect with families who understand.

  • Meet other parents and carers of deaf children.
  • Share everyday experiences, ideas and encouragement.
  • Build friendships and local family connections.
  • Feel less alone as you find your way.
More about the family group

A private space for adult parents and carers with a connection to Stockport. Families using BSL, speech, Cued Speech, home languages or mixed approaches are welcome.

Membership is by request and administrator approval. Once requests are open and approved, the administrator will send a private invitation. Other WhatsApp group members can usually see your phone number.

This is support from other families, not a replacement for specialist or clinical advice.

Use the single joining form above to prepare your request. It does not send anything until a receiving route is confirmed.

Matt Scott, Stockport Community Connector
Someone to talk to

National Deaf Children’s Society

Matt Scott
Stockport Community Connector

  • Talk about what matters to your family.
  • Find relevant National Deaf Children’s Society information and support.
  • Explore local services and community connections.
  • Find a useful next step when you are unsure where to start.
More about how Matt can help

As a parent of a deaf child, Matt understands how important it is to have the right support and people around you. He can listen, share his experience and help you explore resources and connections for your family.

Support is on your terms, at your pace and in the way that works for you. Matt can help you find a starting point; specialist assessments and decisions remain with the relevant professionals.

Phone: 07807 767629
Email: [email protected]

Message Matt on WhatsApp

Type a message, then choose the button. It opens as a draft in WhatsApp; you choose Send there. Keep children’s personal and medical details out of this box.

Specialist advice

Stockport Hearing and Vision Specialist Service

Qualified professionals supporting children and young people.

  • Specialist guidance about hearing, vision and communication needs.
  • Support at home, nursery, school and college.
  • Advice about language access, learning and inclusion.
  • Help from a Teacher of the Deaf and the wider specialist team.
More about the specialist service

The Stockport Council service works with babies, children and young people up to age 25 who have hearing, vision or combined sensory needs. Families can ask about the support relevant to their child.

Referrals are usually made after a hearing or sight assessment. Contact the team for advice about accessing support.

Official service information and access to support

Contact the service

Phone: 0161 474 3906
Text: 07855 962 691

Email:
[email protected]

Contact details checked against Stockport Council’s published information on 1 October 2026.

Build your understanding

Useful information, at your pace.

Take the part that helps your family today.

All family guides
Understanding

Language and communication

BSL, speech, Cued Speech and mixed approaches. Make space for what works for your child.

Explore communication
Education

Learning and school

Support in nursery, classrooms and EHCPs, with practical questions to take into meetings.

Explore school support
Everyday

Everyday family life

Friends, siblings, play, listening fatigue and making home a place to belong.

Explore family life
Health

Hearing and audiology

Understand tests, audiograms and glue ear, and prepare for your next appointment.

Explore audiology
Belonging

Deaf identity and culture

Language, community, Deaf role models and the history that helps explain today.

Explore Deaf culture
Practical help

Money, benefits and funding

Find reliable benefit information and funding routes, including the Birkdale Trust.

Explore funding
Growing up

Support for each stage.

Children develop in different ways. These age pathways are starting points.

Babies and early years

Connection, play and accessible language.

Primary school

Learning, friendships and classroom access.

Secondary school

Independence, identity and changing demands.

Preparing for adulthood

Choices, study, work and self advocacy.

Local information

Clear routes to help.

Local contacts

Stockport support directory

Verified routes to sensory support, audiology, SENDIASS, local BSL and family services.

Explore local services
Audiology information

Stepping Hill: concerns and support

A separate page for the published service review, family questions and official contact routes.

Explore the local review
National context

The Kingdon Review

What the national review says, where to read it, and questions families can take to services.

Explore the national review