A CHARITY providing support for deaf children is opening its own resource library after securing lottery funding.
Flintshire Deaf Children’s Society was set up last year by the parents of two toddlers left deaf because of life-threatening illnesses. Nicky Valentine and Vicky Morrell started the charity as a way of providing information, support and a meeting place for families with deaf children in Flintshire.They are now launching their own mobile library filled with books, DVDs, guides and interactive resources relating to sign language and deaf communication. The project has been made possible after the charity was awarded more than £3,000 by the National Lottery. “We were absolutely chuffed when we found out our grant application had been successful,” said mum-of-two Nicky, from Shotton.
“The communication resource library will be for our members primarily but it will also be available to the whole community. “We have invested some of the money in iPads because there are so many interactive applications available. “It will be completely free and will be packed with information on learning and understanding British Sign Language.”
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ELUSEN darparu cymorth i blant byddar yn agor ei llyfrgell adnoddau ei hun ar ôl sicrhau arian y loteri.
Cymdeithas Plant Sir y Fflint Byddar sefydlwyd y llynedd gan y rhieni o ddau plant bach i'r chwith fyddar oherwydd afiechydon sy'n peryglu bywydau.
Dechreuodd Nicky Valentine a Vicky Morrell yr elusen fel ffordd o ddarparu gwybodaeth, cefnogaeth a man cyfarfod ar gyfer teuluoedd gyda phlant byddar yn Sir y Fflint.
Maent bellach yn lansio eu hunain llyfrgell symudol yn llawn llyfrau, DVDs, canllawiau ac adnoddau rhyngweithiol yn ymwneud â iaith arwyddion a chyfathrebu byddar.
Mae'r prosiect wedi bod yn bosibl ar ôl yr elusen dyfarnwyd mwy na £ 3,000 gan y Loteri Genedlaethol.
"Roeddem yn falch gwbl wrth i ni ddarganfod ein cais am grant wedi bod yn llwyddiannus," meddai mam i ddau o Nicky, o Shotton.
"Bydd y cyfathrebu llyfrgell adnoddau fod ar gyfer ein haelodau yn bennaf, ond bydd hefyd ar gael i'r gymuned gyfan.
"Rydym wedi buddsoddi rhywfaint o'r arian yn iPads oherwydd bod geisiadau rhyngweithiol cymaint o gael.
"Bydd yn rhad ac am ddim, a bydd yn llawn o wybodaeth am ddysgu a deall Iaith Arwyddion Prydain."