P711 CJEFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:11/37 READHEAR RNID/BDA INITIATIVE BYTERRYRUANE 1/10 $hj RNID and the BDA are organi3ink a series of meetings to be held in May. The "Strength in Numbers" meetings will provide an opportunit8 for deaf and hard-of-hearing people to discuss their civil rights. Meetings will be held in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol and will feature spjakjrs from the US—, the US Parliament and organiuations for deaf people. Read Hear will have full details gf the venues later this month. 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Religious World 740 U3jr Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyJnfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:01/39 FADEAR AGENCY IMPROVES ACCESS BYTJRRZRUANE 2/1p The Benefits Agency is to impro6u its services to deaf 1nd hard of hearing people. The Agency has siknjd the RVID's Louder than Words Charter, the first campaign of this kind it has endorsed. Improvements include deaf awareness training for Benefit Agency staff, the installation of 500 textphonjs and of loop systems in the Agency's offices and an agreemknt to look 1t providing interpreters. Community Pages 720 Environment 730 $ Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles Cmnt9InfoP711 CEEFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:25/21 EADHER MANCHESTER RESEARCH I 3/1p A re3earch project at Manchester Unjvjrsity has been asking deaf people their views on Community care services. Most deaf people questioned felt that they had not been consulted b= social services departments. Many ignored items targjtted at disbbled people as they did not think they were disabled and there were complaints about the lack of information in Sign Language. Coming up — more details. Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 Uujr Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEEFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:1 JADHEAR MANCHESTER RESEARCH I 4/18 "Involving Disabled People in Community Care Planning" includes a section on deaf people. It costs £8.50 and can bj obtained from BEBC Distribution, PO Box 1496 Parkstone, Poole BH12 3YD (cheques payable to BEBC). There are also two free leaflets U about the project — "A Leaflet for $5 Orgbnisbtions of Disbbled Peopleb and "Consultation, Your Views About Your Life — available from: Susan Stewart, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL. Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles Cmnt9InfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:13/45 JADHEAR DEAF MARBTHON RUNNER BYTERRYRUANE 5/10 Deaf embroidery deuignjr/computer graphics pattern cutter Gdraldinj Davision will bj running in the 1994 London Marathon. Geraldine will be running to raiuu money for ChildLinj, the national helpline for children in trouble or danger, to help iu to buy more textphones for deaf children to call. Over 10,p00 calls are made daily to ChildLinj, of which only 2,900 can bj answered at the moment. ChildLine's free minicom number is 0800-400 222. Events Letters Subtitles Cmnt9InfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:13/27 JADHEAR LONDON HOUSING BYTERRYRUANE 6/10 Are you deaf, aged 17 to 30 and $5 lookrng for somewhere to live in London? Miles House in Harlesdjn is for 3ix young deaf Sign Language users who can live indjpjndjntly. It has flashing doorbells and smoke alarms and a minicom 8azphonj. $5 Full details and application form from: The Project Workers, Miles House, c/o PCHA, Canterbury Housd, Canterbury Road, London NW6 5SU (081-965-4334/7797/4428: minicom/ voice/fax). 5 Next Read Hear update: 16 April Events Letters Subtitles Cmnt9InfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:13/49 READHEAR NUTON BSL COURSES BYTJRRZRUANE 7/10 A range of Sign Language classes will be held at Barnfield College in Luton from September. A1 u3ual, thjrj will 2u two-ho4z Basic, Returner and Stage I clas3js $5 as well as Stage II classes. New full-day (0930 to 1530) courser include Stage II on Mondays and Stage III on Thursdays, in addition to a three-hour (0930-1230) Stage II class on Fridays. Details from Doreen Monk or Chris Stanley on 0548-490236 Tvoice or minicom). Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJEFAX 711 Fri 15 apr 21:14/11 JADHEAR HIP HOLIDAYS BYTJRRZRUANE 8/10 Would you like to go gn a group holiday abroad but think you ma= have problems because of your hearing loss? HIP Xfor Hearing-Impaired People) Holidays is organisink a holiday scheme to take groups of young (18 to 35) hearing-impaired people on holidays abroad. U A holiday in Portugal is planned for this summer. Details from: HIP Holidays, 67C Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4 1DU. Religious Would 740 User Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJEFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:10/33 JADHEAR COMIC RELIEF oEWS BYTERRYRUANE 9/10 Charity Projects, the organisjrs of Comic Relief, has published its accounts for 1992 to 1993. Among organjsations allocated funds from the charity were: SHAPE London (£24,300). Artslinj (£25,600) Sign Campaign for Deaf People (£100,000) Deaf Advice Sduvice, Sheffield (£7,700) Bexley Tinnitus Support Group (£1,2;0). Breakthrough Trust, Birmingham (£9,000). Religious World 740 User Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEJFAX 711 Fri 15 Apr 21:15/15 EADDEA J JN HEARING CONCERN BYTERRYRUANE 10/10 Hearing Concern is spearheading a national recruitment dri6e to hul8 Britain's eight million hard of hearing people. Membership of Hearing Concern costs £7 a year and provides advice on communication aids, a quarterly magazine, support through local clubs and opportunities to help other hard of hjarink people. For a free copy of a leaflet whiah explains the work of thu aharit8, send a large RAE to: Membership Leaflet, Hearing Concern,07/11 Armstrong Road, London W3 7JL. Religious World 740 Uujr Guide 198 Events Letters Subtitles Cmnt9Info