P713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:14/39 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 1/6 FR M BRIDGET NO JS OF SURREY $5 "I was gobsmacked to read of the difficulties faced by deaf black people in deaf clubs. "I thought deaf people would be more und rstanding. "I don't see a person's colour, only somjonj to talk to, no matter what their le6jl of hearing may bj. "A deaf person in the hearing world has more problems, usually caused by tactful evbsions." Community Pages 720 En6ironmjnt 730 Religious World 740 U jr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmnty nfouEnvir'nmt R legionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:45/19 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR I 2/6 FROM MERVYN JAMES OF GWENT "'Val' drew tears from mj and I am sure many others with her 'Comment' in Read Hear. "People 'on the fringe' who are truly disabled by hearing loss have the clearest view of 'deaf' people and their issues, and it is NOT a pretty sight. "Deaf 'rights' have also exposed a cruel reality — that the only way to achieve them is to discriminate against fellow hearing-impaired people." cont... Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmnt9InfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:11/25 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR I 3/6 7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££k FROM MERVYN JAMES OF G+EMT $5 "In Wales, a welcome backlash has appeared against those in pursuit of linguistic minority status. "They have decimated clubs and divided communities with their political correctness and language. "They have made it impossible to have amalgamation — and thus progress — of any kind." Next Write Hear update is on 3 JuneP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:23/15 EADHEAR WRITE HEAR I 4/6 7£££££££££££££££ £ £££ ££ ££ £ k FROM ILYAN OF CARMARTHEN "Cash Smith is of course right in her comments. "However, one of the things that I advocate is that hearing children need early sign (or an equivalent) if they are to optimisj their intellectual dj6elopmjnt. "There are of course communication advantages for deaf people in that, but they are incidental to other nationbl benefits." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious Would 740 U3jr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEJFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:17/31 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR 5/6 FR M JENNY RICHARDSON OF HULL "I cannot bj the only mjmbjr of the deaf fraternity to have had funny things occur to me. "So in the hope that this anecdote may ncouragj others to write in about the lighter side of life after deafness, here goes... "Totally deafened by meningitis for 41 years, a cochlear implant three years ago gifted mj a new lease of life — during the day, that is, as it's back to square one at bedtime, when I remove the speech processor and its accessories." cont... SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 01:52/19 EAD HEAR WRITE HEAR 6/6 £££££k FROM JENNY RICHARDSON OF HULL "So when I looked after my grandson James X2) recently, I worried that if hj cried in the night I wouldn' hear him. "So for the first time I retired to bed still wired up for sound and prepbred for a sleepless night. "My fears were well-founded and I had a dreadful night. "I was woken time and again — not bz Jbmes, who slept like a log, but by the thunder of my own snoring!" Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAL 713 Svn 28 May 01:5VO ; JDEAR $ 'n2n2 |.I * WRITE HEAR E 3/6 £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££k FROM MERVYN J MES OF G'EMT p "In0Wble ,haRwjacomk sacklash ha; appe rid agbins @tho e in purus l g d i diviheE c IZumrtUis wi h XjP U polite al orrec neu2 1nd 5agj "They have mbdj it impwssi e 6m progness — of aty kind.% hd adRbbhphd 2 RR 20) * p a22 5uppppppppp ppzppppp ppppppppppppppppppz " Next WrUje Hear update iu on 3 JuneP713 CKJFAX 713 Sun 28 May 00:16/1: AD HE RR WRITE HEaR R OII 2/6 F2.Z MERVYN BMES F GWEN( @ h 2 $5 "'Val' drew tears from mj and I am 3urj man9 others with her 'Commrnt' 5 "k 5 "People 'on the fringe' who are truly disabled by hearing loss have t j clearer vie f gdj ' p le and their issuer, snd iu is VOT0a prexty sight. 3j "5 "Deaf grights' have also exposed a cruel reality — that the only way to achieve them is to discriminate 5 in f llo h ar nk impai ed people.b t. . Religimu3 Would 740 U3ju G5ide 198 Subti le v mnty nfo En6 r'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sun 28 May 91:23/41 EAD EAR WRJTJ HEAR IOO 1/6 FROM BR DGETNORRISOFSURREY "I was gob3macked to read of thu difficulties faced b| deaf black people in deaf clubs. "5 "I thought deaf people would bj more understanding. 5 only someone to talk to, no matter 5 i %5 "A deaf person in the hearing {ould has more problems, usually caused bz tactful evbsions." ppppppp p ppppppp pppp z Community Pages 720 Envirmnment 730 Religious Wo ld 74 U Grid 198 SubtitlesvCmntyRnfouEnvir'nmt Religion