{"id":11,"date":"2018-01-22T15:08:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2020-12-09T17:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T17:01:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #333399;\">About Us<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong>Wiltshire &amp; Dorset Deaf Association<\/strong> , usually shortened simply to &#8216;<strong>WDDA<\/strong>&#8216;, was formed in 2004 and aims to offer a range of services to ensure that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people in <strong>Dorset<\/strong> and <strong>Wiltshire<\/strong> enjoy equal access, opportunity and have the same independence as hearing people.<\/p>\n<p>WDDA offers a <strong>range of training courses<\/strong>, including deaf awareness, communication tactics and British Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p>WDDA also aims to provide <strong>information about the services available<\/strong> across <strong>Dorset and Wiltshire<\/strong>, to offer assistance and act as an advocate in the campaign for equal access for all<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-300x36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-300x36.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-768x92.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-900x108.jpg 900w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-150x18.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u21d2 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/index.php\/our-trustees\/\">Our Trustees &amp; Tutors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u21d2 <a href=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/index.php\/funding-donations\/\"><strong>Funding &amp; Donations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-545 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline-300x36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline-300x36.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline-768x92.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline-900x108.jpg 900w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline-150x18.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wdda.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wdda-strapline.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }\n\t\/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/wdda.us7.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=3a2ca18b905090d40a1216b4b&amp;id=66bd17a479\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate>\n    <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\t<h2>Sign up to our e-mails to be the first to learn about the latest from WDDA.  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