Judy Halden worked with children and adults for many years as a dually qualified Specialist SaLT and Teacher of deaf children, across a range of settings. She was also a lecturer, tutor, and advisor at City University, UCL and Hertfordshire University at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Judy was a founder member of Communication Skills Development (CSD), developing and providing specialist training for therapists and teachers working with deaf people. Judy had several publications in the field including Beazley, S. and Halden, J., (2025) Working with Deaf Children and Young People: A Guide for Practitioners. Routledge.

By Sarah Beazley, CSD consultant, www.csdconsultants.com Forthcoming book Working-with-Deaf-Children-and-Young-People-A-Guide-for-Practitioners/Beazley-Halden