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    The article I’m going to give a review of is taken from " The Telegraph". 

The headline of the article is "School for deaf children under threat following funding shortfall". The authors of the article are Josie Gurney-Read, Alan Tovey. It was published on 7th november 2015. The author  in the article touches upon the problem of closing a school providing specialist education for deaf children.

    The story begins that with the statement  that some 120 staff have been made redundant as education charity.The authors start by telling the reader that the school providing specialist education for deaf children is at risk of closure unless a long term funding solution can be found. And they introduce the John Townsend Trust, an educational charity which operates The Royal School for Deaf Children Margate along with Westgate College for Deaf People, was placed in administration as a financial review of the trust is undertaken. The authors point out that unless funding is found within weeks, the schools and other services could face closure. The authors mention that The Royal School for Deaf Children provides a specialist education and residential environment for some 55 children aged four to 19 who are deaf, have a hearing impediment or communication difficulty, while Westgate College for Deaf People offers specialist educational services to 55 young people between the ages of 19 and 22. Moreover, each child and young person at the schools works alongside a staff member to meet their individual needs. According to the article  the Care Quality Commission  took urgent enforcement action to limit the services which can be provided at Westgate College for Deaf People and the Road Project. To stress the situation the authors give a warning that the school will continue to work very closely with Kent County Council and health colleagues to ensure that people using the services receive the service to which they are entitled. The authors conclude by saying that Alongside education provision, the John Townsend Trust runs a range of community living services, including the The ROAD project for deaf people, and supported living accommodation.

And they make it clear that the Trust also operates four charity shops in Kent.

    I found this atricle rather important and interesting. Taking into consideration the fact that the school can be closed, I was shocked. From me point of view it's very inportant that there're such schools which provide a special education for children who are deaf. As  far as I am able to judge, the goverment should finance such schools because it's necessary that deaf people will be able to be a part of society. 

Dear friends, what do you think about this article? Do you know any organizations which help deaf people in our town?