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Hamza needs classroom support which faces being reduced to save the council £650,000.
- Credit: Husna Begum
Little Hamza Islam is just a normal youngster doing his schoolwork on a laptop at home in Poplar during lockdown except that he needs specialist support when he s in the classroom because of his profound deafness.
Hamza s mum Husna Begum is one of the parents facing an agonising wait over the future of specialist education services for more than 500 deaf children and thousands more with special needs in the East End which could soon be slashed.
Hamza Islam at play, like any other child
The charity is urging as many families as possible to share their views and talk about how their deaf child would be affected.
The meeting will be held online from 5pm to 6pm. Parents of deaf children who are interested in attending can get the details from Tower Hamlets Council or by emailing the National Deaf Children’s Society on media@ndcs.org.uk.
Fatema Khanam’s daughter Aleena Ahmed, six, is profoundly deaf. They live in Wapping.
Fatema said: With cuts and reduced support from teachers of the deaf, my daughter will struggle academically and socially, which given her needs will really affect her progress and wellbeing.