Right to use sign language in educational programmes

Stuart Parkinson
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/ #884 Deaf Education

2010-12-23 12:05

Mainstream education does not work for every Deaf Child and the closing of specialist schools for the Deaf goes against the principle of promoting sign language and the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child to allow a child to communicate in the language of their choice.

I support the British Deaf Association stance in promoting a Bilingual approach to communication and also support the campaign to stop Elmfield School for the Deaf in Bristol from closing and urge that you sign their petition via facebook.