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To: Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson
Add BSL to school curriculum
During the pandemic, working in an acute hospital I have noticed how hard it can be to communicate with people who are hard of hearing due to mask wearing. This impelled me to think further; without lip reading or being able to write something down which isn't always possible, I personally can find it difficult to communicate effectively with hearing impaired people. In my opinion Basic Sign Language should be added to school curriculum.
Why is this important?
I think everyone at some point in their life has felt annoyed that they have been unable to communicate effectively with a deaf person due to what is essentially a language barrier. This isn't a case of being in another country and not being familiar with the language, deaf people are in our home countries and we can't communicate effectively.
