A free 4-day online summit reaching families in the window where they are making the biggest decisions of their child's life.
The Growing Up Deaf Summit is a free 4-day online event for hearing parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Most parents get a diagnosis, a stack of pamphlets, and a referral. What they don't get is Deaf adults, experienced parents, and educators telling them what actually helps. That's the gap this summit fills.
Over four days, 20+ presenters share what no one told these families at diagnosis, so parents can navigate their child's deaf journey with clarity and confidence.
Every single presentation is ASL interpreted, captioned, and transcribed. Accessibility isn't a feature we added. It's the foundation the whole event is built on.
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Mostly parents of kids under 5, in the first few years after diagnosis.
Hearing aids, cochlear implants, ASL, school placement, therapy. They are choosing, and they are choosing fast.
They've been handed conflicting advice from audiologists, early intervention, and the internet. They are searching for something that makes sense.
Primarily Canada, US, UK, and Australia. Skews women, ages 25 to 45.
This is a family that will buy the book, the app, the course, the class, and the toy if it helps their kid communicate.
This is a small, tight-knit, word-of-mouth community. One good recommendation travels far.
Over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents who have no prior connection to Deaf culture or sign language.
Those parents are not sitting in Deaf community spaces. They aren't in the ASL groups yet. They are in audiology waiting rooms, early intervention appointments, and late-night search results.
The summit runs the four days leading straight into International Week of the Deaf, September 21 to 27. Your brand reaches these families right as the wider Deaf community is at its most visible, and right as parents are starting to look outward for the first time.
Hearing mom raising her Deaf son bilingually in ASL and English, Co-Chair of the Parent Council at Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, certified group facilitator, digital marketer and email strategist who knows how to actually promote an event.
Every package is customizable. Tell us how you like to reach new audiences and how your offers convert best, and we'll build around it.
The entry point for sponsors who want their free offer in front of a highly relevant audience without a bigger commitment.
The most visible way to get in front of our audience, with multiple shares and a live session for the warmest leads.
Your name on the event.
Every package can be customized. Here's the full menu of activations to mix and match.
Email summit@krisdaria.com and let's build the version that gets you the biggest return.
This summit is built on a simple belief: being deaf or hard of hearing is not a loss to be fixed. It's a Deaf gain.
We partner with brands that support connection over correction, that treat ASL and Deaf culture as assets rather than fallbacks, and that reflect Deaf leadership in how they operate.
If that's your company, we would love to work together.
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