Aims and Objectives

• We aim to keep up to date with the medical, scientific and technological advances within the fields of microtia, hearing and reconstruction.
• By keeping up to date with the advances in the area of microtia and by giving parents a range of information, we hope that they will be able to make informed choices about what is best for their child in conjunction with the professionals involved with the family.
• We aim to organise annual events where families and medical professionals can come together to share information, meet others and discuss concerns.
• We aim to educate families, schools and medics about how to view ‘difference’ positively.
• We are interested in developing psychological research related to the impact of microtia (including how people with microtia view themselves; what is the psychological impact of having reconstructive surgery as a young child).
• We would like to raise awareness of, and campaign for, equal access to hearing aids for all children with microtia (unilateral and bilateral).
• We would like to develop a range of publications and resources to support people with microtia, their families and the professionals that work in the field of microtia.
• We would like to be involved in the decision making at a management and policy level.