The petition, started by parents of deaf children and signed by almost 40,000 people, highlights how deaf children across England have been hit by cuts to specialist teachers.
While the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) and parent campaigners welcomed the government's announcement of an extra £700m for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), they have warned that this money must get to frontline services that directly support children with SEND, particularly specialist teachers.
"Deaf children across the country are enduring huge cuts to their education support, and today's petition shows just how angry families are," said Ian Noon, chief policy adviser at the NDCS.
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