Deaf Society of Canterbury
Community Organisation
Community Organisation
The 'Deaf Club' or 'DSC' as we are known is the 'second home' of the Deaf community. It is as essential to the Deaf community as a marae is to the Māori community. The Deaf Club is a place where Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) people can feel comfortable; it is a place where all modes of communication are welcome. Deaf Club can help to break down the isolation a Deaf or HoH person can experience in everyday life within the hearing world. Deaf people have run the Deaf Society throughout its 100-year history for Deaf people.