Petition · Department for Education
Fund free British Sign Language Courses for deaf people and their friends/family
Closed
567 signatures
What the petition asks
I am profoundly deaf. I have hearing aids and I can lipread. This is still not enough in circumstances like noisy environment and at home too when I choose to have hearing breaks, which many deaf people will do.
I and many others like myself, refuse to pay for BSL courses because we feel we should easily be entitled to them. As well as this, the friends and family of deaf individuals also need to learn to communicate via BSL.
I feel that the problem is that many people were never taught BSL growing up as it wasn’t well known.
BSL has become a well-known language. Why should we have to pay for in classroom courses when we think we should be eligible already?
I feel that the problem is that many people were never taught BSL growing up as it wasn’t well known.
BSL has become a well-known language. Why should we have to pay for in classroom courses when we think we should be eligible already?
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
567
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
17 Mar 2025
Closed
17 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 3 Aug 2026.