Thank you for contacting me about support for deaf children and young people. I share your belief that deaf children and young people should have equal access to information, and I am glad that measures are in place to support them in educational settings. I welcome the Department for Education contract with the National Association for Special Educational Needs, through which the department has funded the Whole School Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) consortium to equip the workforce to deliver high quality teaching for all children and young people with SEND, including specialist resources in relation to sensory impairments.
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