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On Wednesday 8th June I will be turning my voice off for 24 hours which will be a huge challenge for me as well as an opportunity to gain an insight into the communication challenges which Deaf people face on a daily basis in the hearing world. I feel this experience is especially   important for me given my role as Diversity Champion for the South West region of Interserve Construction.

At work is the time I feel my challenge will be the most difficult. Working in pre-construction, I find myself continuously communicating using my voice, so I look forward to the challenge of going about my routine work without taking for granted spoken language.

As a charity the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education are not funded in the same way as state schools and rely on fundraising to support projects which would otherwise not happen. All sponsorship monies will help support essential projects such as family support, counselling services, the development of a social enterprise called ‘Grow Make Sell’ that provides work experience opportunities, as well as their exciting plans to build a brand new Deaf Academy in Exeter.

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