About the
Deaf Broadcasting Council

DBC was founded in 1980 as the Deaf Broadcasting Campaign. It changed its name to Deaf Broadcasting Council and became a registered charity in 1986 to reflect the change of role and status of the organisation.

A consumer organisation representing deaf, deafened and hard of hearing television viewers

What Does DBC Do?	What Has DBC Achieved?
Why do we need better access?	Looking Towards the future
DBC Committee Structure	DBC Contact details

DBC Committee Structure

Honorary Officers and Trustees

Chair	Penny Beschizza
Vice Chairman	Tony Winstanley
Hon Secretary	Ruth Myers
Hon Treasurer	David M Myers

Co-opted Members

	Asif Iqbal
Cable and Satellite	John Savva
Graphics	David Warner

Regional Representatives (for full contact details see DBC Contacts page)

Carlton	Rosemary Hackforth
Central Scotland	David Wilson
Central	Tony Winstanley
Granada and Yorks	Roger Hewitt
Meridian	David Warner
Wales	Alyson Jones

Affiliated Organisations

Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration)	Gillian Winstanley
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf	Pat Taylor
British Deaf Association	Austin Reeves MBE
Committee for Ministry Among Deaf People	Canon James Clarke
CACDP	Miranda Pickersgill
Hearing Concern	Bert Neale
Jewish Deaf Association
National Association of Deafened People	Valerie Cottington
National Deaf Children's Society	Barbara Homer
North Wales Deaf Association	Jane Priestley
Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People
Royal National Institute for Deaf People	Ruth Geall

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About the Deaf Broadcasting Council

DBC Committee Structure

About the
Deaf Broadcasting Council