Do you know of:
- Deaf parents or professional who works hard to improve lives of Deaf parents?
- Someone in the community supporting Deaf parents?
- Someone eg neighbour or friend who supported your Deaf parents through difficult times?
- Best practice or new services accessible to Deaf parents?
- And many more….
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!
Nominations are now open to individuals (including Deaf Parents, families, friends, neighbours, Samaritan) and Organisations (including Health, Social Services, Education, voluntary organisations & community groups).
Deadline for Nomination is 15th July 2011
There are 7 categories to nominate someone as follow. Please use one nomination form for every person you wish to nominate and choosing one category per person.
1. Positive Deaf Parent Award – For Deaf parent, who made a difference as a positive role model to others aswell as making positive contribution.
2. Community of Deaf Parents Award – For individual/ groups who have been working towards improving community, supporting Deaf Parents and enabling Deaf Parents to participate in the Community.
3. Professional Support of Deaf Parents Award – For professional who have made difference to the life of Deaf Parents.
4. Friend of Deaf Parents Award – a personal recognition of friendship, for an individual e.g.: friend, family or even a neighbour/ Samaritan who have supported a Deaf parent through a difficult time and nomination are encouraged from children of Deaf parents or their families who have found an individual worthy of this award.
5. Best Practice of Working with Deaf Parents Award – For Service Providers who have made difference above and beyond the call of duty, an innovative or new practice that we all could learn from.
6. Campaigner of Deaf Parents Award – For individual who has fought against all odds for the benefit of Deaf Parents, fighting for the right of access to services of Deaf Parents and for their children.
7. Lifetime Achievement Award – For individual’s lifetime work and success in improving the quality of lives of Deaf parents.
Nominate now either on Words or online as follow:
1) Download the DPUK Nomination Form (Words) or from the webpage http://www.deafparent.org.uk/awards2011/nomination.html and send it by email to awards@deafparent.org.uk
OR
2) Complete the Nomination Form online, http://www.deafparent.org.uk/awards2011/nominationvote.html and follow instruction on the form to submit it online.
Thanks and Good luck with your nomination!