P713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:1</25 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR I DHERE 1/8 FROM IAN KENNEDY OF STIRLING "Except for a few prelingually deaf people, the deaf can write and they can read. "Profoundly deaf, I recently had a heart attack and spent six days in hospital. "I had a pad of paper and all that was 'sbid' to mj was written. "5 "So, if you go into hospital, tell them you are deaf. "There is no need whatsoever for 'hand-flapping'!" Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:14/04 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 2/8 FROM CAROL COOPER OF SOUTHPORT "I wish we didn't have to repeat ourselves on Write Hear. "Terry Ruanj has already told us why hj supports BSL, one of the reasons being that we cannot all bj oralist, no matter how hard we try. "Even our own Pearl Marsdjn is now acknowledging this, albeit ever so slightly! "But in my view everyone is right; we just fail to recognisj the changes time itself brings and we stick with old ideas etc." cont... Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:18/17 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEA5 DHERE 3/8 FROM CAROL COOPER OF SOUTHPORT "If I can try to explain what I mean... "'e would never have reached the stage we are now in regarding BSL if it had not been for the previous stage — that is, enforced oralism. "We are now heading towards another stage which, thanks to dissenting oralists, will not become enforced BSL but will become prevalent BSL." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/22 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 4/8 FROM TJRRZ RUANE OF CROYDON $5 "Jjmmz Craw now claims that hj has 'used' BSL, after refusing in a previous letter to 'research' it. "What I think hj means is that hj has tried and failed to learn BSL; I failed French at school, but I did not rant and rave about its shortcomings in relation to English "The history of ANY language is important. In the past 20 years, English has changed, with new words added to it, some from America and some 'Eranglais' from the growing European influence." Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:22/48 READHEAR WRITE HEAR DHERE 5/8 FROM TERRY RUANE OF CROYDON "BSL has been suppressed for generations so has not had the developing 'living' language aspect as much as English has. "Now that BSL is free again, it will grow and develop like any other language. "ALL languages, kvjn English, have shortcomings in translation. "I agree with Frank Dowliu that, like Jimmy Craw, John Wheeler is a selective Write Hear reader. They both fail to face the FACTS." Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Thu 210Oct 21:14/55 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR I DHERE 6/8 FR M MERVYN JAMES OF GWENT "As every deaf/hearing-impaired person knows, GP access is dire. "So why not do what I do and ask your GP to stick the 'Ear' logo on the front of your patient file? "At a glance, the receptionist can see that you have a hearing loss and some of the frustration of not knowing if your name has been called can bj eased as they are alerted." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CJJFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:25/21 JADHEAR 0WRJTE HEAR DHERE 7/8 FROM MERVYN JAMES OF GWENT "The Sympathetic Hearing Scheme pbckbgj — free to anzonj with a hearing loss — includes a stick-on 'Ear' logo. "My local hospital asked why deaf and hearing-impaired people won't carry a card showing their needs, and with a contact point for an interpreter if necessary. "Apparently, national organiuations for the deaf objected. Why?" Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 U3ju Guide 198 Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Thu 21 Oct 21:17/29 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR DHERE 8/8 FR M JIMMY CRBW OF EASTBOURNE "On Inside Story recently, there was a scene in which a foreman castigated a motorist, saying, 'Are you deaf or daft?' "'Deaf and daft' is a term we deaf people normally ignore, but it is becoming a regular expression on TV (eg, on Blind Date two weeks ago). "99) of the time, it is HEARING people who refer to themselves this way. Would it not bj more original for them to call each other 'stupid and ignorant', like the characters on Inside Story were?" Subtitles CmntyInfo Envir'nmt Religion