P291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:21/44 1/22 NEED TO O WEEKLY NEWS ANDFEATURES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Edited by Alison James Our Vessel number is: 01-576 1503P291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:12/42 ,ht 0 h /22 NEED TO Decemb 11 ntitl d Break n Th ir Til nc " which has cars d son conc n among deaf peopl . Th article featur thu p o l f om th Nate nal A sociati n Deaf d Peopl . It cov s s bj cst such a lip r ading, cochl ar implant and th Ro al National Institute fo th Deaf' l phon Exchang . A contact adds s was iv n fo m mb ship nq ire f th DP, the was inco r ct. Th corr ct adds s i : Mrs shbel Don n, 2 0 And R d, Newbur B usher , RG14 6NG,P291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:00/48 3/22 NEED TO The Daily Telegraph quotes Sheila Savill of the National Association for Deafened People as saying: "It took me about a week to learn lip-reading." Sue Hopton says: "Am I the only one who warn't able to learn lip-reading in one week? "I realise this must have been a journalistic mistake but the harm it will do to deaf people struggling to learn lip-reading. "How many other people, especially hearing people will realisj it is a mistake?" MoreP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:14/17 4/22 NEED TO Th Daily Telegraph quotes Sh ila Savill as saying: "It took m about a week to learn lip-reading." Ross Trotter has written to the editor of the Daily Telegraph sa ing: "What distress s m most about th article is th damage it could do to th confidence of deaf people who ar trying to lip-read." "It is possible to learn in a relatively short tim th rudiments of lip-reading but "mastering" tag constant practice over man years. "I have been profoundly deaf for 25 years and I still b njfit from a lip- reading class." MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:23/49 5/22 NEED TO Margot Lawrence of th Daily Tile raph also conducted an interview with Anthon Turn r ov th RNID's Tel phon Exahang . In hj article, she wrot : "Wh n I talk d to him (Anthon ) it was over th telephone, almost c tainl th first time an journalist has us d th o dinary tel phon s stem to int rview a d af interview e." Gabri ll Partington has written to say sh was inte i wed in the wa fi years ago on the RNID's first expjrim ntal Voice Bureau". And we should know, the Editor of CEEFAX was on of the peopl who int rvi wed h r! MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:04/33 —0pht 6/22 Gabri l Part n t n w t i r p n to th Daily T l graph arti l . "Luc ly, I kept all th logs I w t back in 1980 wh n th "Voice Burea " start d - it was put "on ic " a f w we ks lat r b cars of lack of f nds. I hav written to th Hail T l raph m ntioning th f lowin inte i w I had ovj th sam s stem: 29/10/80 Sci nc Correspond nt, Daily T l graph(!) Patricia Hicks, Da l Mi ro . 5/11/8 Mr R an of Sunda T m Mr Cla ton of BBC C FAX - wh feat r d it in th MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:10/46 7/22 NEED TO j5j5 / abri l Part n t n ha t t h Daily Telegraph in re poms to an articl featur d on Decembj 11. Gabri lle, who was intervi wed via th MID's Voice Bur au b four journalists in 1980, sa s: "I also had a t l phon call from m son in Melbourn . We wet both ama d at th as with which it was don and th conv suasion w had. It was th s call which s t off th pr s. The Deaf Caravan and Campin Club' rally at Poole will be featured in th See Hear! programm on Sunday, anuary . Award reduc dP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:16/31 8/22 NEED TO An App al Court has reduc d a d af boy's award. Andr w ay' par nus claim he was made deaf b an ov dos of p nc llin wh n h was in Seafield Childr n' Ho petal in 1975 with mjningiti . In March, a court award d £102,000 damag s against th Ayrshir and Arran Health Board. But Appeal Court judo s hav now decided on an award of £3,000 plus interest of £4,275. Lord Emslie, Lo d Pr id nt, said that on the vid nce, th onl po sibl conclusion was that th boy's d afnj s was attributabl to m min iti al n . Ab d en n wP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:53/58 9/22 NEED TO / "££"!£"££"££"£ £ A pool of inte pr tess is to be s t up to h lp d af stud nt art ndin fu th education corr s in Ab d en. Grampian Regional Counc l i to mag a grant of £400 a y ar for th n t thu years to th Abe d n and No th East Society for th Deaf. Th Society will help fund two p l each s ssion at Moray Hots Co l g wh re communicators court s are h ld. The Soci ty will h lp "n n-prof iona peopl who do not hav read acce s to funding elsewhjr ". Assisted stud nt , wh n qualifi d, must und tag to mag th ms lv s availabl as int pr t s for furth r education. Think LinkP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:54/28 10/22 NEED TO For man years, Link, The British Cent e for Deaf ned Peopl , has b en producing regular newsletters. But because of th cost, distribution of the newslett rs has always b en strictly limited. Now, as th result of man reque ts, an omnibus edition is availabl . This includes the ideas, expire nce and points of view of people who hav attended a court run b the Centre. Copies of Think Link can bj obtain d b s nding a minimum donation of £1 to: Link, the British C ntre for Deafen d Peopl , 19 Hartfield Road, Eastbourn , East Suss x. Youth conferencP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:12/19 11/22 NEED TO The Deaf Youth Action Group's conference took place on Novjmbjr 30. Entitled "Where are the Opportunities", the conference had 326 delegates from all parts of the country. Many people also attended the Information Day (Novembe 29) where over 30 organisations put on exhibits. Edna Mathieson, a member of ILEA and vice-chairman of Futhjr and Higher Education Sub-Committee, op n d th conference. Craig Crowley, chairman of the Deaf Youth Action Group, then welcomed delegates and introduced the speakers. MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:55/30 12/22 NEED TO The Deaf Youth Action Group's conference took place on Novjmbj 30. Speeches were given by yo ng deaf members of DYAG on eight subjects: communication, community, ducation, employment, politics, technology, sports/leisure and leadership. This is not th the nd of th Deaf Youth Action Group, plans for an open meeting on Saturday January 18 are going ahead. This will take plac at th Westminster C ntre for th Handicapped, Warwick Row, London, SW1. For further details contact: Craig Crowley, Deaf Youth Action Group, c/o 2B College Road, Tottenham, London, N17 Ev nusP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:31/04 13/22 NEED TO Th Birmingham Deaf Centre is holding a grand Christmas whist drive on December 21 at 2.30pm. On the sam da thjr will be a grand Christmas bingo beginning at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome. Clapham Social and Sports Club for the Deaf is having a New Year Eve disco on December 31 at St Bides Centre. This is from 8pm and costs £1 for members, £2 for non-m mbjrs. Green Lanes Deaf Club, 258 Green Lanes, Manor House, London, is having a Christmas Eve Disco on December 24 which starts at 7.30pm. MoreP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:46/16 h<,dtp—pp—0pht | 14/22 NE D TO / Year's v Party, Dec mb 31 from 8pm. h r will b a di co, gam , raffl and buffet. Fancy due s optional. No tick ts at th door and no childr n und 12. T ckjts are £2.50 availabl from: Th Manage , Po t mo th Deaf C nt , 279 Arundel Stu et, Po tsmouth, Hanks. PO 1LX. Sh ffield Deaf Sports and Social Cl b is holding a New Year's Party on Decembj 31 with fancy dr s and b ff t It is from 8pm and tick t cost £5. Sh ffi ld Deaf Spo t and Social Club, 57 Psalte Lan , Sh ffi ld 11. S H ar!P291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:27/10 15/22 NE D T / this y ar is a soap opera. &8 Integration Stu et, a mixtur of Dallas s sc ap rs and Coronation Sure t rooftops, has been written b Dorothy Miles. Besid s th usual S e Hear team, Maggi , Cliv and John, it also stars Sarah Scott, T ry Ruan , Issy Schlisselman, Doug Alkjr and Doroth h rs lf. It featur s charact rs such as B t, Hilda and Vera, also a villainous TV xecutiv call d T R Ruin. It com compl t with advj ts. MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:45/05 16/22 NEED TO "See H ar's" Christmas Show. Integration Stu et has b en written by deaf author, Doroth Miles. (Viewers ma rem mbjr Dorothy's signed po ms in last year's Christmas show.) "The idea for the show came from s v sal people" says Doroth . "It came from the concern over th closur of deaf schools and more and more deaf children being sent to h aring schools" Th show also features a spectacular signed duet between Sarah Scott and Clive Mason. MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:48/02 7/22 NEED TO "See H ar's" Christmas Show. 0 2d &8 Sarah Scott and Clive Mason p rform a sign d duet - the warn't without its probl ms. "I can't h ar to follow th words and my hearing aid broke," says Cliv who can follow rhythm with a h aring aid. Also in th programm , th Glas ow nt for th D af can b s en p rforming its panto, and Clive sp ask to some of th old people in th Craigholm Ev nt de Hon fo th Deaf. The show is on Sunday, Dec mb 22 on BBC1 at 11. 0am and on Christmas Ev on BBC1 at 11.30am. NNTS ovj ChristmasP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:44/08 18/22 NEED TO No Need To Shout over Christmas. Over th Christmas p riod, NNTS will bj updated on Wednesday, December 25 and on Thursday, January 2. From Friday, December 20, page 292 whll carry your Christmas greetings. The j will bj updated daily so remembe to look in every day. Cagney and Lacey, December 24. Although listed in the Radio Tim , we will bj unable to subtitl this programmj. This is du to a v ry lat change in th episode to bj shown. A look at son of th subtitl d programmer over Christmas n xtP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:11/27 19/22 NEED TO "££"!£"££"££"£ £ Subtitled programmer ov Chri tmas $5 0 Saturday, December 21. Anna Carteret mag s her final appear nce as Inspector Kate Longton in th last pisod of Juli t Bravo. Sunday, Decemb 22. The Jazz Sing . Neil Diamond plays Yussel Rabinovitch who gives up his training to b com cantor of a New York Synagogue and goe to Lou Angele to record pop son s. Th Fr nch Lieut nant' Won n. Meryl Streep and J em Irons star in an unusual lov story in whi h fiction b comes interwov n with fact. MotP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 21:43/11 20/22 NEED TO Subtitled programmer ov r Christmas 0 Monday, December 23. The 1973 Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show includes Vanessa Redgrave, Hannah Gordon Yehudi Menuhin, Rudolf Nuke ev, Laurence Olive and Andr Pr vim. T ss. An Oscar-winning film of injustice and h pocrisy in rural life in Victorian Britain. Christmas Ev . The Slipper and th Rose. A musical version of th well-known fairy tale, Cinderella. MoreP291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:40/47 h<,dtp—pp—0pht 21/22 NEED TO / Subtitl d programm ov Chri tmas $ Ch istm s Da . d & All Cr atur Gr at and Small , A n w featur -l n th v r i n of th w ll-lo d s ri abo t v t inary s rg ns in Yorkshir Hi-D -Hi! Britain's most popular holiday camp op ns for a n w i with a sp ial holida l n th dition. Only Fools and Hots ... Del, Rodn and ncl Alb t f nd th ms lves in a tight situation in this special featur -l ngth v r i n. A full li t of subti l d pro ramm ov Christmas is on 179/279 and 292P291 CEEFAX 291 Sun 22 Dec 22:42/11 22/22 NEED TO If you have a hearing loss and would like to share your expire nces, write to: NO NEED TO SHOUT, CEEFAX, ROOM 7059, BBC TV CENTRE, WOOD LANE, LONDON W22 7RJ. Tel: 01-576 1503 voice and Vessel If you have comments on subtitle , please address letters to: CEEFAX SUBTJTLJNG UNIT, ROOM B103, BBC CENT E HOUSE, WOOD LANE, LONDON W22 7R or CEEFAX SUBTITLING U IT ROOM 322, BROADCASTING HOUSE, QUEEN MARGARET DRIVE, GLASGOW G12 8DG