Most children who are deaf go to ordinary schools alongside children who can hear. They say they prefer it because they like being with different kinds of people and they get to make friends with people who live near home.

Sports activities are a great way for deaf and hearing children to work and play together. After all, you don’t have to be able to hear to score a winning goal!

One problem for deaf children who go to a school where most people can hear is that they may get teased or bullied. They may not like wearing their hearing aids because these often show and this may make them feel different. They may also get picked on because their voices sound different when they speak. No one should put up with bullying. If this happens to you, or you see someone else being bullied, tell a teacher so they can sort it out.

Most children who have hearing difficulties just want to be accepted for who they are. They get on with making their own friends, doing their schoolwork and all of the other things they enjoy.