LONDON, UK -- A new report from the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) says that, ten years on from the introduction of hearing screening for new-born babies, the benefits are being undermined by lack of support for Deaf children and their families. Three quarters of such children arrive in school lagging behind their peers in terms of development and, by their teens, they are almost twice as likely to fail to achieve five good GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education).
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In the third report of our series on the challenges faced by disabled people in Britain, Jackie Long has been finding out how some families cope.
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Challenges for disabled people: welcome to No Go Britain - Disabled filmmaker Kate Ansell went to meet some of the people who are finding their ambitions thwarted, and have resolved to make 2016 the year they start breaking down the barriers.
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