P713 CJEFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:14/34 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR I 1/6 5 F M G T S F S Y "I was gobsmacked to read of the difficulties faced by deaf black people in deaf clubs. 5 "I thought deaf p ople would be more understanding. "I don't see a person's colour, only somjonj to talk to, no matter what their level of hearing may bj. "A deaf person in the hjarink would has more problems, usually caused bz tactful evbsions." Community Page 720 En ir nm nt 730 Religious Would 740 U ju Guide 198 Su titlesvCmnt nfou nvir'nmt R legionP713 CEEFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:12/18 JADHEAR W JTE HEAR /. , ,d / 7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££k FROM MERVYN JAMES OF G+EMT "'Val' drew tears from mj and I am sure many others with her 'Comment' in Read Hear. "People 'on the fringe' who arr truly disabled by hearing loss hav 5 th c ea i f d a p and their issues, and it is NOT a pretty sight. "Deaf 'rightsW have also exposed a cruel reality — that the only way to achieve them iu to discriminate against fellow hearing-impaired people.b cont... Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:18/3 EAD E R WRITE HEAR 3/6 £k FR M ME2VYN JAMES OF GWENT 5 "In W les, a welcom backlash ha appeared aka mst tho j in put kit of linguistic minority status. "(hey have decimated clubs and divided communities with their political correctness and language. b-hey have made it impossible to 5 have amblgam tion — and thus progress — of any kind." ua Next Write Hear update is on 3 JuneP713 CEEFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:12/04 AD E R W JTEDEA I 4/6 F N F "Cash Smith iu of course right in he co m nus. "HoweverL one of the things that I advocate is that haaring child n need early sign (or an equivalent) if they are to optimi j the u intellectual development. "Thjte are of course communication advbntages for deaf people in that, but they ar incidental t h national b njfits." c . Community Pager 720 Environment 730 l ious Would 40 U j G ide 19 SubtitlesvCmntyJnfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:12/44 l4|l4|L ,l4 JAD H AR WRITE HEAR 5/6 FROM JENNY RICHARDSON OF HULL "I cannot bj the only member of thu deaf fraternity to have had funny things occur to me. "So in the hope that this anjcdot may encourage others to write in about the lighter side of life after deafness, here goes... "Totally deafened by meningitis for $5 42 yjarsL a cochlear implant thre years ago gifted me 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." 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppp cont... SubtiuleuvCmnt9InfouEn6ir'nmt ReligionP713 CJJFAX 713 Tue 30 May 19:17/08 ]L AD DEA n n |. W TE DEA E "So when I looked after m8 grandson Jam 2 r c ntly, I w ri d that if he cried in the night I ouldn' 5 h a 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. "5 "I was woken time and again — not b mes, who sl pt lit a og, by the thunder of my own snoring!" Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmnt9InfouEnv u'nmt R legion