The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is inviting proposals for funding to run projects to improve sign language provision and status for families with deaf children. Susan Daniels, chief executive of the National Deaf Children's Society, said: "It is a basic right for every parent to be able to communicate with their child. "But for parents with deaf children who use sign language, communication can prove impossible." A survey by the society showed 76 per cent of parents of...