P713 CJJFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:16/41 JADHEAR 0WRITJ HEAR DHERE 1/7 FROM JOHN WHEELER OF SEAFORD "I admire Terry Ruane's command of English, but not all the views that galvanisj his pen are attacks on his beloved BSL. "Some of these only relate to the fact that BSL falls short of a language like English, for example: no written form, no lip-reading and no speech.b cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:28/16 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 2/7 FROM JOHN WHEELER OF SEAFORD "I do see that Terry Ruane's real support is for bilingualism. "But I am unconvinced that, for language-handicapped deaf people and children, the best course is to turn into the BSL sidetrack and go in an entirely different direction from the broad language highway of English. "So I wonder if Terry, who himself has the benefits of excellent English, can explain why hj feels impelled to use these advantages to promote BSL for other people?" Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:18/44 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR DHERE 3/7 FROM ROSE NASH OF GUILDFORD "If Amy Walker would write to mj c/o Read Hear, I would bj glad to pass on some of the readers' tips I have had about using Tzpjtalk. "In the meantime, here are some I have found very helpful. "Make sure your textphonj is placed on a firm raised surface (I use the Yellow Pages!) "5 "Write down on a strong piece of card the sequence for making calls and keep it beside your textphonj." cont... Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:15/42 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 4/7 FROM ROSE NASH OF GUILDFORD "Do learn to make use of Tzpjtalk's Freephone number — 0800-592 600 — for technical advice. They are very helpful. "Learn to abbreviate as much as you can — '+ill U B over 4 T?'" Editor's note: new users of text telephones often forget to use the 'GA' instruction (Go Ahead) to show they have finished typing The Minicom guidebook is a good source of information. 5 Read Hear Minicom: 041-649 0597 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:17/27 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 5/7 FROM SIMON FISHER OF BOREHAMWOOD "On behalf of Jewish deaf people, I would like to thank the BBC for its live subtitling of the peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians "This was very much appreciated — I even managed to catch up with a Sign Language interpreter outside the White House. "Many thanks for the subtitling of this live programmj." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:12/41 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR DHERE 6/7 FROM J PULLJN OF LONDON "As the father of a hard-of-hearing daughter, I have only recently been tuning into Read Hear (after buying our first teletext TV). "It has been fascinating — and at times bewildering — to learn that deaf and hard-of-hearing people are just as likely to have different opinions as hearing people. "It has certainly made mj think twice about automatically believing what we are told bz doctors and other HEARING professionals." cont... Next Write Hear update: 9 October Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CJJFAX 713 Thu 7 Oct 21:14/27 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 7/7 FROM J PULLEN OF LONDON "I have been guilty, until tuning into Read Hear, of believing that all deaf and hard-of-hearing people are the same. "I can now see that there is no such thing as a 'deaf' point of view. "This, perhaps surprisingly, has given mj increased hope for my daughter's future, as your letters show there is no reason why people with impaired hearing should not bj as articulate and individual as anzonj else." Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt Religion