Rejected petition Make British sign language (BSL) part of the National Curriculum

There are 11 million deaf people in the UK and it is said to rise to 15.6 million by 2035. People need to be able to communicate with so many hard of hearing and profoundly deaf people. BSL lessons should be made available to school children of all ages

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/163163

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Date submitted 8 December 2016
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