Ex-minister Chloe Smith and MPs back demands for councils to teach deaf children sign language free

Mother Katie Littlejohns (left), 36, from Cornwall, started the petition after she was unable to get council funding to teach sign language to her deaf two-year-old son Alvie (right).Mother Katie Littlejohns (left), 36, from Cornwall, started the petition after she was unable to get council funding to teach sign language to her deaf two-year-old son Alvie (right).Read MoreHealth News | Mail Online