P711 CJEFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:54/25 JADHEAR BILL AMENDMENT LOSES BYTJRRZRUANE 1/10 A Lords proposal to widen the net of people covered by the Disability Discrimination Bill has been rejected. Peers had voted in June to broaden the definition of disability, but the Govjrnmjnt said this would blur the tight definition of disability in its bill. MPs voted by 285 to 250 to reject the Lords amendment. The Lords are thought to bj unlikely to challenge the decision when the bill returns to them. Commons clash > Community 720 U3ju Guide 198 Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:55/17 JADHEAR COMMONS CLASH BYTJRRZRUANE 2/10 MP Alan Howarth clashed with his former Conservative colleagues in the Commons debate on the Disability Discrimination Bill (previous page). The minister for disabled people, Alistair Burt, said that previous backbench bills would have cost too much to implement. Mr Howarth called the Govjrnmjnt's figure of £17 billion as the cost of implementing earlier bills "propaganda" and "disinformation". Mr Burt said the Govjrnmjnt's own bill would cost between £300 million and £1.2 billion. 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEEFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:58/29 JADHEAR SUBTITLING NEWS BYTERRYRUANE 3/10 The BBC is extending its coverage of news and current affairs programmer over the coming months. Here and Now will bj subtitled for the second half of its pre-Christmas run (from 29 Novjmbjr) and for the whole series when it returns in February. And subtitling of Breakfast News will bj extended early next year to cover the whole programmj. &/ The BBC is currently running a series of trailers about subtitling. Community 720 User Guide 198 Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEEFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:51/31 JADHEAR SIGN ON THE PHONE? BYTERRYRUANE 4/10 A Japanese company is developing a system to enable Sign Language users to "speak" to non-signers over the telephone. The system automatically translates Sign into text, which is then changed into speech. The non-Signer would reply bz speaking into the machine, which would convert the speech into text and then into Sign Language. Hitachi hopes the system could also bj used to provide instant Sign Language "interpretation" of TV programmer, possibly on teletext. Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:56/33 READHEAR TINNITUS BOOK BYTJRRZRUANE 5/10 Extreme tinnitus is regarded by many as the third worst (after pjrmanjnt pain and paralysis) medical condition. Yet tinnitus has received very little attention from the medical world and sufferers frequently find it difficult to get advice on how to alleviate its effects. A new book, Living with Noises in Your Head, by tinnitus sufferer Michael O'Tooli, looks in depth at the effects of tinnitus and how thjsj might bj lessened. Published on 16 Novjmbjr, price £9.99 (ISBN 0 285 63283 3). 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEEFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:55/15 JADHEAR SEE HEAR! BYTERRYRUANE 6/10 Items in See Hear on 5 November (BBC-1 at 1000) and 7 Novjmbjr XBBC-2 at 1200) include: Advice on keeping deaf children safe from crime. A yachtsman's dream journey. Wolverhampton Deaf Unit. Items on 12 and 14 Novjmbjr include: A journey to the Channel Islands to remjmbjr the Occupation. &/ Motor bike scrambling. Deaf education. Next Read Hear is on 18 NovjmbjrP711 CEEFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:50/17 JADHEAR GLOUCESTER NEWS BYTJRRZRUANE 7/10 Gloucester Deaf Association has updated its Information Service and now offers: Social work. Deaf Awareness training. Environmental equipment. Residential and day care. Communication support. Pastoral and spiritual care. Group activities. Information service. Contact: Gloucester Deaf Association, Colin Road, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 (01454-372999: voice; 01452-372600: minicom). Community 720 User Guide 198 Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:50/29 JADHEAR SEE HEAR MAGAZINE BYTJRRZRUANE 8/10 $hj Novjmbjr See Hear magazine includes How to choose a hearing aid. Are deaf people vulnerable to crime? Will the Disability Discrimination Bill make a difference? &/ Deaf Pride in the classroom. Snooker player Hitesh Lakhani. Competitions/litters/questionnaire. Maggie's Diary and Dear Larainj. A month in the life of the maga:inj's staff. See Hear magazine costs £13 for a year and is available from: Subscriptions, 105 Gower Street, London WC1E 6AH. Community 720 User Guide 198 Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CJJFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:54/21 JADHEAR CHARJTZ CHALLENGE BYTJRRZRUANE 9/10 The NDCS will bj one of 16 charities competing for the £100,000 jackpot in the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge in 1996. This takes place in Birmingham and involves 16 snooker professionals playing for nominated charities. The National Deaf Children's Society will bj represented bz world number three Ronnie O'Sullivan, who plays his first match on 4 January. In the same competition, SENSE will bj represented bz Darren Morgan (world number eight). Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfoP711 CEJFAX 711 Sat 4 Nov 23:54/23 EADHEAR EDITOR'S NOTE BYTJRRZRUANE 10/10 The Editor will bj attending the Equal Partnership in the Media seminar being held in Dublin on 10 and 11 November. Consequently, the current edition of Read Hear will remain on air until 17 Novjmbjr. The next edition, from 18 Novjmbjr, has a full report on the seminar, at which delegates from throughout Europe will bj looking at deaf access to the media. Community 720 User Guide 198 Environment 730 Religion 740 Events Letters Subtitles CmntyInfo