P713 CEJFAX 713 Sun 15 May 3:50/0; ] JADHEAR WRITE HEAR E FROM VANERIE0COTTINGTOG OF$KEoT u $5 "I write in response to the litter from DJ Merrall. "5 " ur voices (in the organisational world of the deaf) ard different bjcausj our hraring i1. "But, given this premj3j, wj do try to join with each othjun "+e all have some form of thi1 damn "5 deafnjssL so we shozld bj helping each other to promote the general cause of deaf awareness AMONG THE HEA6JNG.b % Religious +orld 740 U3jr Guide 198 SubtiulesvCmnt9Info5En6i:+vmz RulikiwnP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 15 May 23:59/34 EADHEAR +$JTE DEA" 2/8 FROM J MMY CUB' OF EAR$BOURNE 2 "Uje Hear shwwed woumky vj1w0yshwwn pupils returning — unbjliivbbl9! p 65 as teachjrsbaRd bdp4p2 p2p 2 22 "Yet mort of there formuu pupil2 have not themselves even had a proper mainstream education. "Deaf schools only teach what is vi3ually apparent 1nd it i1 1lwpys an zphill struggle to get to the basics of anything taught with neither s8okbn Enkli1h ng5 zhu properly-qualified teachers which are part and parcel of mainstream 55 society." $uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp cont... SubtitlesvCmnt9InfouEnvir'nmt P713 CEEFAX 713 Syn 15 May 23:5(/56 EADE WRJTJ HEAR OILL FROM JIMMY CRBW OF EASTBOURVE "a5e deaf tjachkr2 q51lifidd tg teach grade mathematics, science, computer programming, foreign 5 langu g s tc? No! $5 "The first think a child needs to learn in order to get on in lhfe i3 their country's native language. p "Deaf children must have C'MPLETE $5 access to English.b $5 Community Ppgjs 720 En6iugnmugt 730 5] 5jligious World 74910U3jr Gztdu101]82 Subti5lesvCmnt9InfouEnvir%nmt ReligionP713 CE FAX 723 Sun 15 May 23:51O18 $ ]L EADDEA b 2 W5JTE YEAR 2222 RE FR M A RAMSAY OF EDINBU GH "I enjoy reading Read Hear and in particular ]g5r rd6iewu0of 6ideou with captions. 5u bHowevju, I feel that the standard3 you judge 3uch films bz are tom high for the a6jrage rjadju of Read Hear. @ $) "Surely allowance5 should bj made for the fact that deaf and hard of hjarink people are likely to have more 'low-brow' taste3 than the rest of society?E 5upppppppppppppppppp Editor's reply >>> Community Pages 720 E&6irmnmknt Religious World 740 User Gujdj 198 Subti5lesvCmnt9JnfouEnvir'nmt ReligimnP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 15 Mpz 33Z5</44 EADHEAR - R W6JTJ jEA "Wn the prj6ious page, a Ramsay $u argues that Read Hear's video reviews azj o6erMauitic1n. "A5 editor of Read Hear I rj6ieu such films from a purely subjective viewpoint, ba3jd on my gun personal enjo9ment, or otherwise, of the films.1 2 "I do nor agree with Mz Ram3ay that deaf and hard-of-hearing people necessarily have a nets-%jvjlopjd appreciation of films, as long as they are accessible through either Sign Nanguagj ou 3ubtizle5." X Community Pager 72X En6iufnmunt 330 Religious Would$740 0U3ju Guudj R198 SubtitlesvCmntyJnfouEnvirgnmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 7 S M 9 5Y/(7 . W]l4|l4|L ,l4 EADE E WRITE lEAR42222 2 $ '/.IO.I/, /Ld 6/8 FRWM CLAIRE0CUMMINGS 5u p 2 "+ecently, while shopping, I was greatly heartened at thu 6ur= positive and hklpful attitude gf $5 the assistant. "5 bHj kvjn knew the sign for 'thank you'! p "This would ha6e been 5nheaRd-gf T ten years ago. 55 "So things must be im8ro6ink?" 4 Sj 55 "uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp8pppz Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 Uujr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmnt9JnfouEnviu'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 5 May ;3:55/28 L JADHEAR W IREER WO 7/8 FROM MRS K DOUGALL OF SHEFFIELD $u "I was glad to see thu progrpmmj about theatre interpreters. $5 "I sbw an interpreted performance $5 in Sheffield bnd felt that the interpreter was a frusttatdd actor knjo9ing himself at the kxpjnsj of the deaf people hj was supposed to bj helping. "Proof of this was that not gnj deaf person said they followed 1 $5 single thZng, 9et the intdrpreter U took a magnificent bow at the end and 3eemed to have throughly %5 enjo9jh himself.b qont... SubtitlesvCmnt9InfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 951Maz ;3:59/40 ^ READER W JTEHEAR 8/8 FROM MRS K DOUGALL OF SHEFFIELD "This was nothing to do wish BSL or SSE. "Rather it {as differrnt foaan signs and, to m; mind, theatrical gestures that embarrassed rather than helped. 65 "I'vj known deaf people sby they ko to interpreted performances just to get a good front seat and that thrX don'i kx0ec5 6n bj able tn gknlV5 the interpreter!b CommunitX Pager 720 En6irmnmjnt 730 5 Religious Would 740 User Gzide 19 Subtiule1vCmnt=Info5En6ir£&mt Rrlisim&