Decibels International

Our worldwide mission and vision

We believe in a world where Deaf & Special Needs children, young people & adults can unlock their potential and achieve through music, the creative arts, education, digital technology and employment.

We want to become a global leader by enabling and advancing the lives of Deaf, Special Needs and Disabled people of all ages, through the use of face-to-face communication & digital technology.

Our international work

Here are some of our key projects from our charitable work around the world. Click on any of them to learn more.

La Semaine du Son Charter was presented at UNESCO on the 18th of January 2016 with a full auditorium.

Decibels sponsored The Week of Sound UK's Project Director, Maria Ponce and Graphic Designer, Mariela Albani to be part of this event and to establish contact with the international community that organises this project around the world.

Calypso 2022 is a ground-breaking music and arts project designed to unite and empower the Deaf community in Barbados.

Multi-faceted & international, this project will bring together deaf and hearing musicians, artists, film makers, and writers from across the UK, USA and Barbados and feature concerts, workshops, music videos and exhibitions.

5 hearing, 5 deaf and 5 blind young people from different schools in Budapest participated in a music project entitled “Tuned to Each Other”, performing together in ensamble.

The performance was attended by President of the Hungarian Republic Mr. Janos Ader’s wife Mrs Anita Herczegh

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Latest News

These are the latest updates on our life-changing International work. Click any one to learn more.

Professional Support by Oratorians for Ken Carter's Education & Technology Charitable Enterprises

Ken Carter introduces a selection of highly talented and outstanding Old Oratorians whom he had the privilege of teaching at the Oratory School and who have become leaders in the charities he has set up.

The METEC Special Needs Research & Development Unit

The Research & Development Unit wants to undertake relevant & essential worldwide research programmes concerning medicine, disability, cybernetics, technology and education

DEAL (Digital Education & Assisted Learning)

Ken Carter provides a brief overview of the latest research study based on experiences of students in higher education.

The Technology Revolution and Deafness - A Future Book For All Seasons

Ken Carter provides an overview of a book project still to be completed in BATOD Magazine

Deaf Awareness Video

A fantastic DEAF AWARENESS VIDEO promoting inclusion and the "Deaf Can" model

Calypso project interview with Ruth

An interview with Ruth Montgomery, Executive Project Manager, The Calypso Project

CALYPSO: “Come Down To Barbados” – Official Music Video

Official Music Video Ft. Sean Forbes, Wawa's World, and Joy Nightengale

Outstanding Contribution to Deaf Education: Professor Harold Silver

Ken Carter shares an obituary tribute to Professor Harold Silver in BATOD Magazine

The Pam and Harold Silver Memorial Fund

The principal beneficiaries of the estate of Pam & Harold Silver namely Vicki & Claire Silver have established a special Memorial Fund to further the outstanding work of their parents.

WORLD NEWS – UK – The Deaf Calypso Project

Article published in the European Association of Cochlear Implant Users promotes the fantastic work that was successfully delivered in Barbados led by Audiovisability alongside Decibels, Specialkidz, the Peter & Jan Boos Family Foundation Inc. & the Barbados Council for the Disabled

Disability Arts for Brain Health Webinar

Webinar series is produced in partnership with Sir Muir Gray, Director of the Optimal Ageing Programme at the University of Oxford and with Arts 4 Dementia features William Ogden, one of our Trustee Directors

Watch now: CALYPSO 2022

Calypso 2022 is a ground-breaking music and arts project designed to unite and empower the Deaf community in Barbados. Multi-faceted & international this project will feature concerts, workshops, music videos and exhibitions

New film explores how live entertainment is, or is not, made accessible to deaf fans

Cat Brewer’s “Sign the Show” screens at Holy Names University on Sept. 16 as part of the Oakland International Film Festival.

William Ogden Receives his BEM!

William Ogden had a very memorable day on Monday 5th September, 2022 at Winchester when he received his BEM from the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

Celebrating Decibels Trustee Director William Ogden’s BEM

We are thrilled to share that one of our Trustee Directors, William Ogden, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his ‘hands-on’ service that has made a significant difference to the lives of people in the local community.

The Dressage Two Hearts Music Project Report involving Laurentia Tan

"Creating Music Through Technology" - some support by Decibels with some sponsorship from the Sobell Foundation