CIICA member and CI user Charlotte Young has launched ‘deaf not dumb’, a captioned podcast series, amplifying the voices of the cochlear implant community.

Charlotte said: “Becoming a cochlear implant user transformed my life in ways I never expected. It reshaped how I hear, how I see myself and how I move through the world. This podcast was born from that journey. Each episode features honest, unfiltered conversations with CI users, parents, experts and advocates. We talk about real lived experiences, the wins that feel huge, the awkward assumptions, the quiet stereotypes, the identity shifts, the confidence battles, the parenting moments, tinnitus and the resilience we build along the way. The mission is simple: to support others navigating hearing loss, to raise awareness and create space for stories that deserve to be heard. deaf not dumb stands for community, deaf but NOT dumb – we deserve to be heard”.

Visit: https://linktr.ee/deafnotdumb to learn more.

Charlotte was featured in the RNID news this week for International Cochlear Implant Day, you can read her story here:

https://rnid.org.uk/2026/02/my-cochlear-implant-has-been-the-most-amazing-thing/