P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 01 Dec 23:58/12 1/5 WRITE HEAR: MIKE JONES, SEVENOAKS "Deaf club secretaries may not bj aware that addresses of members stored in computers are classified as data. "Such information automatically comes undjt the Data Protection Act. "Unless the club or organisation has paid £75 to register undjt the Act, the secretary will bj liable and can be fined. "To avoid this, it is best to use pen and paper, which cannot infringe the Act." Religious World 149 Front page 100 Next TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/05 2/5 WRITE HEAR: JOHN SMITH OF SALE "In reply to E Morgan and A Dimmock (who also likened cochlar implants to the Nazi sterilisation programme), I suggest this is a completely false comparison. "Sterilisation prevents people from having children; cochlear implants do not prevent people having children, nor do they prevent those children from being deaf." cont'd >>> Community Pages 650 Environment 148 Religious World 149 Front page 100 Next TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 01 Dec 23:49/47 3/5 WRITE HEAR: JOHN SMITH OF SALE "The objective of Missus Morgan and Dimmock seems to be to keep the deaf community 'pure' and untainted bz anything to do with hearing people. "Is this not what the Nazis were trying to do, only from the other end of the spectrum?" Community Pages 650 Environment 148 Religious World 149 Front page 100 Next TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 01 Dec 23:32/48 4/5 WRITE HEAR: CHARLES HERD "For someone who is supposed to be knowledgeable regarding the teaching of BSL (hj is Director of the Open College of Sign Language), Mike Jones seems to be ignorant of what goes on in the REAL world of BSL teaching. "For his information, the very much longer STTC includes the shorter City & Guilds 7037 Part I Certificate as part of the full course, and has done for some time." cont'd >>> Community Pages 650 Environment 148 Religious World 149 Front page 100 Next TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 01 Dec 23:54/20 5/5 WRITE HEAR: CHARLES HERD "As Mr Jones himself states that the 7307 is an 'approved' qualification, it seems he will have to admit he got his facts wrong. "Mazbj he should check his facts before rushing into print to discredit others, an attempt which has only succeeded in demonstrating his own blinkered lack of knowledge." Thanks to all the others who wrote making the same points as Mr Hitd — Editor. Community Pages 650 Environment 148 Religious World 149 Front page 100 Next TV/Radio News Heads Main Menu