WelcomE to deaf-initely women
Deaf-initely Women is run and governed by Deaf women. Deaf-initely Women serves all Deaf and hard of hearing women in Derby and Derbyshire.
We give each other emotional strength to help us to cope with our working and family lives and provide opportunities for Deaf women to gain confidence and experience new things. Our group includes Deaf and hard of hearing women of all ages from 18 – 80 and with varying degrees of deafness and communication needs.
Stronger together!
Workshops and classes
Enrol onto our FREE workshops and classes
Join us! It's FREE to join.
Would you like to get involved with our group?
Work/Volunteer for us
We could not run our activities without the help of our amazing volunteers and staff. Would you like to make a difference too?
About Deaf-initely Women
Deaf-initely Women brings Deaf and hard of hearing women together. Getting together helps us grow in confidence and we gain support from each other.
How to become the new you!
Do you feel isolated? Do you want to feel more independent and confident?
Brillant Deaf Women!
We are always busy running events, classes and workshops for our members. Find out what we have been up to.
Deaf Women Matter!
Deaf-initely Women has successfully obtained funding from the Big Lottery Fund to fund an innovative project: Deaf Women Matter! Skills for Life project. The purpose of this project is to enable Deaf and hard of hearing women to:
Build confidence
Become emotionally and financially stronger to cope in their personal, working and family lives.
Take up opportunities for to gain new experiences
Take up work and volunteering opportunities
Latest News
Come along to find out more about Mindfulness
Meet our trainer - Trudi Collier who will tell you more about Mindfulness. Trudi, who is Deaf, has kindly come all the way from Scotland to tell us how we can look after our health, mind and well-being.
Autumn 2018 – Newsletter
Welcome to the first addition of our newsletter. Click here to read our Autumn newsletter
First Aid Training Course – Sold out
We have had a great response to our First Aid Course which has sold out already. We have lots of other events and courses coming up.