P716 CEJFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/31 READHEAR COMMENT BY WENDY D—U 1/9 "As organisjr of the Festival of $5 Deaf Culture, I was disappointed and disgusted with See Hear's film of the event. "BU( there was someone who filmed everything with a video camera — a tall gentleman with a moustache who had an interpreter with him and who I think came by minibus. "If hj is reading this, could he please contact me on 0332-299727 (minicom or voice)? "We would love to have a copy of your video." $uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp cont... Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:22/17 JADHEAR COMMENT I BY WENDY DAR 2/9 "I am sure the guest with the video camera will have captured the real meaning of Deaf Culture. "Perhbps it was the jldjrly Deaf man telling us about the history of Derby School during the war or thu Deaf man from Cornwall's poetry. "Or it was the Sussex Deaf man in full period costume telling us of the early days of Deaf teachers of Deaf children. "None of this was on See Hear. The disco was fun but NOT cultural p nor is sitting on a motorbike or eating a cake." Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CJJFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:10/31 READHEAR COMMENT BY SARAH TSP 3/9 "I was very disappointed by the See Hear coverage of the Festival of Deaf Culture. "This was a national event, the first-ivjr British Festival, and the coverage certainly did not do it justice. "Without any disprespect to the presenter, Ramon Woolfe, I would like to say that for the length of $5 the 'showing' of the Festival, hj took up too much of the coverage. "Other Deaf people could have been involved.b cont... Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:18/22 READHEAR COMMENT BY S—RAH TSP 4/9 "The Deaf Way in the USA was shown on our screens at greater length, but a marvellous occasion 'at home' is hardly covered. "In fact, I felt that it was a case of if you blinked you missed it! "There were cultural performances throughout the day — signed poems, drama, comedy sketches — relating "5 to Deafness and our experiences. "However, all we got were brief clips of thjsj in between 'Ramon'." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:28/47 JADDEA COMMENT BY SARAH TSP 5/9 "Exhibitions ran from 1400 onwards, but people who did not attend the Festival would not know how many of them were 'cultural'. "Deaf and hearing people spent much of the afternoon there. "There were Deaf people providing entertainment for children, both Deaf and hearing. "This could have received better coverage, as could the exhibitions and the exhibits." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:18/28 JADHEAR COMMENT BY SARAH TSP 6/9 "The Festival will have made a mark in British Deaf History, but See Hear failed to give it its dui. "Yes, it was disappointing, but I do hope others will accept this as constructive criticism when they provide coverage of any British events in the Deaf world in future. "I must stress that I am not biased $5 because I was involved in a small way with the Festival or bjcausj I am from Derby! It has been as a result of forming my own opinions, which I found were shared by many other people." Coming up — See Hear replies Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:16/11 EADHEAR REPLY BY BRZN BROOKS EDITOR OF SEE DEA 7/9 "I really am sorry that Wendy Daunt and Sarah Tupling were disappointed $5 bz coverage of the Festival of Deaf Culture on See Hear. "Wj went to a great deal of trouble to include the item on See Hear as the event took place AFTER we had recorded the first two programmer. "We had to leave a 'hole' in the programmj when we recorded it and guess at a length to give the item. "Sarah must have very long blinks; the item was eight minutes long, almost a quarter of the programmj." cont... Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:11/48 READHEAR REPLY BY BRZN cROOKS EDITOR OF SEE DEA 8/9 "Wj chose Ramon to present the programmj as his is the generation for whom the Festival was aimed. bRbmon and his age group are the future of the deaf community; their views and their style need to bj looked at with care. "Their view of the future may not bj that of older generations. "We took care not to compare the Festival in Derby with Deaf Way in Washington as that was quite a different occasion." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Next Page Read Hear Religion Next PageP716 CEEFAX 716 Thu 21 Oct 21:22/12 EADHEAR REPLY BY BRZN BROOKS EDITOR OF SEE DEA 9/9 "Wj did not make a whole programmj on Derby simply because we were already producing two documentaries on the World Games for the Deaf and the signing of the Breakfast News, important issues for deaf people. "It was certainly not our intention to fail to recognise the event. See Hear was involved in the planning of the Festival and looked forward to including it on the programmj. "If the item failed to meet our viewers' expectations I am sorry and I promise to look into the constructive criticisms in order to $5 please next time.b Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page