A Mum is backing calls for parents of deaf children to be given free British Sign Language (BSL) classes, after having to raise over £5000 for lessons. | ITV National News
, with no experience of deafness. This means they need extra specialist support and advice to communicate with their child.
"It’s important that funding is made available so all families can access British Sign Language and communicate with their deaf child. "If they can’t communicate with their parents, their behaviour is affected. They can get really upset because the adult isn’t understanding what they are trying to say or what they are feeling. So it’s really important that they have a shared language," she said.Play Brightcove videoThe British Deaf Association estimates that British Sign Language is the preferred language ofBSL has a different grammar and word order to English and doesn’t have a written form.
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