<p>The lives of deaf children in the UK are being profoundly changed by hearing dogs &ndash;&nbsp; those are the findings of a ground-breaking new study by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People to mark the launch of our 30th anniversary celebrations and national fundraising appeal, backed by Esther Rantzen.</p> <p>The appeal aims to raise more than &pound;30,000 to help us train more life-enhancing hearing dogs and change the lives of deaf children like ten-year-old James Cheung.</p> <p>Please give generously so that more deaf children can grow up with the security and companionship of a hearing dog, and have a new best friend just like James and his hearing dog Kurt.</p> <p>If you are a UK tax payer please consider adding gift aid to your donation which increases the value of gift by 25% at no cost to yourself. Thanks!</p>