Freedom of Information requests sent to all 152 local authorities and answered by 103, revealed that one fifth of councils are planning to reduce educational support for deaf children.
Half of councils said they were planning to review the way they help deaf children at school and 16 areas confirmed cuts to speech and language therapy services.
Jo Campion, deputy director of policy at NDCS, said: “For a second year, deaf children across England are seeing the support they rely on to learn and communicate taken away.
"We will continue to fight every bad decision we uncover, but until councils are made to abide by the law and stop hoodwinking parents, our efforts will be hampered.
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