P713 CEEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:51/01 JADHEAR WRITE HEAR 1/8 FROM JIMMY CRAW OF EASTBOURNE "I am glad that Write Hear is getting some litters on the merits of lip- reading. "Like Mrs Dougall, I thought C Ramsay's request for TV companies to take lip- readers into account was unrealistic. "In my opinion, the only brilliant or even indifferent lip-readers are those with some hearing or who use a hearing appliance who give thjmsjlvjs a pat on the back despite help from subtitles and/or sound." cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:54/27 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 2/8 FROM JIMMY CRAW OF EASTBOURNE "If thjsj so-called lip-readers had no help from sound or subtitles, they'd bj like the severely deaf, deafened and born-hjaf, unable to hold constructive dialogue without pin and pencil or Sign Language. "I do not understand why even hard of hearing people need to bjlievj in the myth of lip-reading, with all of its stressful encounters and the fact that it is useless in a collective capacity. "Anzonj deaf who has received the 'watch my lips' mouthing soon has little time for lip-reading." %,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:44/49 READHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 3/8 FROM DT HA RES MBE OF BARGOJD "Am I alone in thinking Paul Rjdfern and the Deaf Rights Group are being totally unfair and unrealistic in thieu campaign to embarrass BT into providing nationwide public textphonjs? "Are they not aware that BT has given millions of pounds to provide us with Tzpjtalk, thereby enabling millions of us to communicate anywhere in the would if we so wish? "How can they relate this to a 'Victorian' attitude?" cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:58/51 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR I 4/8 FROM DT HARRIS MBE OF BARGOJD "The Chairman of Marks and Spencer was recently reported as saying hj had little s:mpathz with the deaf as compared to the blind. "Faced with the ungrateful attitude shown by Paul's group, hj may feel fully justified in his comments. "Let us bj grateful for what BT has provided so far, othjrwisj it may feel justified in witholding any further funding for Tzpjtalk. "Would Paul like to accept the blame for this backward step?" SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJJFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:15/29 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 5/8 FROM A RAMSAY OF EDINBURGH "+hat one hand gives, the other takes away! "While the RNID and others celebrate the money they have received from the Nationbl Lottery, the BDA talks of a reduction in its funds dui to the effects of the Lottery. "Does this not mean that the money the RNID etc got simply compensates for the funds they have lost as a result of people buying Lottery cards rather than giving direct to the charities?" cont... Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:51/59 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 6/8 FROM A RAMSAY OF EDINBURGH "The contrasting 'fortunes' of the BDA and the RNID in terms of Lottery money raises an important point. "This is that such organisations should not have to depend on such funds but should bj funded directly from the public purse (ie, by govjrnmjnt). "Ideally, this would mean that such bodies would then bj held accountable for what they do with the money and might take more account of what deaf and hard-of-hearing people actually want and need.b Religious World 740 U3ju Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CEEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:42/21 READHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 7/8 FROM NORBH CLEWJS OF CHESTER "I am one of those who is thankful not to have been called for jury duty. "I noticed that reports on the Rosemary West trial said that judges, lawyers and other court officials would have Palantypj of the proceedings. "Perhaps this will become standard at all trials and j6jryonj involved will bj following the Palantypj, so any deaf person will bj able to take part more easily." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 User Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt ReligionP713 CJEFAX 713 Sat 4 Nov 23:59/33 JADHEAR WRJTJ HEAR 8/8 FROM A READER IN LIVERPOOL "A number of correspondents have said that they have no wish to bj called for jury duty. "Surely that is not the point. "+hjthjr we want to bj called or not, jury service is a cornjrstonj of full participation in a democracy and no one should be excluded from it. "I know many deaf people who have no desire to bj called for jury duty but who are angry that they are excluded from jvjn being considered because of lack of communication support." 5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion