P713 CJJFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:13/05 READHEAR WRITE lEAR 1/8 FROM VALERIE COTTJNGTON OF KENT "I write in response to the letter from DJ Merrall. "Our voices (in the organisational world of the deaf) are different because our hearing is. "But, given this premise, we do try to join with each other. "Wj all have some form of this damn deafness, so we should bj helping each other to promote the general cause of deaf awareness AMONG THE HEARING." Religious World 740 U3ju Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:19/39 READHEAR WRITE HEAR E FROM JIMMY CRAW OF EASTBOURNE "See Hear showed former deaf school pupils returning — unbelievably! p as teachers! "Yet most of these former 8upils have not themselves even had a proper mainstream education. "Deaf schools only teach what iu visually apparent and it iu always an uphill struggle to get to the basics of anything taught with neither spoken English nor the properly-qualified teachers which are part and parcel of mainstream society.b cont... SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:14/47 JADEAR WRITE HEAR 3/8 FROM JIMMY CRBW OF EASTBOURNE "Are deaf teachers qualified to teach grade mathematics, science, computer programming, foreign languages etc? No! "The first thing a child needs to learn in order to get on in life is their country's native language. "Deaf children must have COMPLETE access to English." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 2X May 21:1:/08 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR 4/8 FROM A RAMSAY OF EDINBURGH "I enjoy reading Read Hear and in particular your reviews of videos with captions. "However, I feel that the standards you judge such films by are too high for the average reader of Read Hear. "Surely allowances should be made for the fact that deaf and hard of hearing people are likely to have more 'low-brow' tastes than the rest of society?" Editor's reply >>> Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:11/27 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR EDITOR'S REPLY 5/8 "On the previous page, A Ramsay argues that Read Hear's video reviews are over-critical. "As editor of Read Hear I review such films from a purely subjective $5 viewpoint, based on my own personal enjoyment, or otherwise, of the films. "I do not agree with Mr Ramsay that deaf and hard-of-hearing people necessarily have a less-developed appreciation of films, as long as they are accessible through either Sign Language or subtitles." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:12/57 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR 6/8 FROM CLAIRE CUMMINGS "Recently, while shopping, I was greatly heartened at the very positive and helpful attitude of the assistant. "He even knew the sign for 'thank you'! "This would have been unheard-of ten years ago. "So things must be impro6ing?" Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:23/29 READHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 7/8 FROM MRS K DOUGALL OF SHEFFIELD "I was glad to see the programme about theatre interpreters. "I saw an interpreted performance in Sheffield and felt that the interpreter was a frustrated actor enjoying himself at the expense of the deaf people he was supposed to be helping. "Proof of this was that not one deaf person said they followed a single thing, yet the interpretdu took a magnificent bow at the end and seemed to have throughly enjoyed himself." cont... SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Fri 20 May 21:12/31 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR 8/8 FROM MRS K DOUGALL OF SHEFFIELD "This was nothing to do with BSL or SSE. bRbthjr it was different local signs and, to my mind, theatrical gestures that embarrassed rather than helped. "I'vj known deaf people say they go to interpreted pjrformanceu just to get a good front seat and that they don't expect to bj able to follow the interpreter!" Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 U3jr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJKFA 713 Fri 2: May 21:90/24 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR FROM JIMMY CRA' OF E—STDOURNE $5 "See Hear showed former deaf school pupils returning — 5nbjlievabl9! p as teachers! $5 "Yet most of these former pupils have not themselves e6jn had a proper mainstream education. "Deaf schools only teach what is visually apparent and it iu always an uphill struggle to get to the basics of anything taught with neither spoken English nor the properly-qualified teachjrs0which are part and parcel wf mainstream "5 society." cont... Subti5leuvCmnt9InfouEnvir'nmt Religimn