Our mission is to teach hearing impaired children to listen and speak using a natural approach to language acquisition, through the optimal use of the auditory modality and the utilization of auditory-verbal principles: We believe that hearing-impaired children have the same potential as their normal hearing peers to acquire functional spoken language.

The Carel du Toit Centre provides a service that makes it possible for deaf children to acquire normal language and speech abilities required for normal intellectual development, mainstream education in ordinary schools and integration in a hearing society where they can eventually compete in the open labour market.

The hearing-impaired child must be continually exposed to listening opportunities through the use of two appropriate hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant. A similar environment must be created for hearing impaired children, as for normal hearing children, where the child can acquire language through natural experiences and interaction. The language rich environment leads the child to linguistic competence and the process continues into the school years. It is a way of life.

Success is achieved by using a team approach, the parents of the child being the most important participants. Parents need to be involved and guided as how to reinforce the principles of the program in the home environment.

• Early Identification and Early Intervention of hearing loss in children
• Parent Guidance for families with a hearing impaired child
• Community Hearing Outreach Program - Pilot Program started up In August 2004, at the Rayton Clinic - Cullinan (CHOP) (Cullinan Hearing Outreach Program). Extending to Danville and Olivenhoutbosch clinics in the future
• Training of professionals i.e. student therapists and nursery school teachers and Medunsa Students

• Early Identification of hearing loss in children
• Parent Guidance for families with a hearing impaired child
• Early intervention of hearing impaired children through the use of an Auditory-Oral approach in a pre-school setting
• Recommend and fit suitable hearing aids for initial phase of assessment of child
• Do complete assessment if child deemed a candidate for a Cochlear Implant
• Referral to Cochlear implant team at the University of Pretoria's ENT Department
• Follow up and mapping required for the child's implant by the Cochlear Implant Team
• Selection of an appropriate educational institution for children once they reach school going age
• Follow up program for all hearing children who have been placed into mainstream schools
• Have a fully equipped 'Loan Bank' for Hearing Aids for use by needy patients Educating the general public with regard to early identification of hearing disabilities and the possibilities of effective intervention
• Training of professionals such as student therapists and nursery school teachers
• Offer a comprehensive Community Hearing Outreach Program - Pilot Program started up in August 2004, at the Rayton Clinic - The Cullinan Hearing Outreach Program (CHOP)