P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:06/57 WU $zj hyU tu R 1/12 WRITE HEAR: R HAYES, BROMLRY, KENT M amer has obvqously mjsundjrstood w(jn hj sbys "Insurance companies use DNA testing before allowing claims" and then relates it to deafness. Insurance companies are planVing to use DNA testing before granting life inszrance mexel8 to establi1h whixhru thjrj are any lift-uhrjaxrnink iu35ju tXbt would Rake insurance a poor risK. Deafness is not life threatening, so Mt $bmesW coMments are silly and irtelevbnt. Continues >>> Religious World 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs $jad Hear Main MenuP643 CJEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:17/23 WU dzj $uj tz Weprzjpqzjprz J W 2/12 WRITE HEAR: R HAYES, BROMLEY, KENT Genetic research and technology are growUng faster t(an social policy in its use. It is a matter of time before governments bring in legislation to control it, so the deaf have nothing to fear. They have more to fiat from the ignorant hysteria of people like Mr Jbmjs. Rrligious World 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main Min2P643 CEJFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:23/33 RE WRJTJ HEA2: A SMITH, NOTTINGHAM Rj the fears of declining deaf people in the future for various reasonv, I doubt there will be a decline. Many people will be going deaf due to discos (also going short sighted d5e to the strobe lights*. Thjti are@a lot of s r pl e d a , and of course, age-related deafness. All there people are potentional Deaf Club mjmbjrs, if not culture partnjts. WPethjr they will become so depends on their beUng made welcome and of knowing t(j existence of the Clybs. i o World F on p e 1 0 Subtitle Jobs Rj d Hear M in Mun*P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:03/00 WU $uj $uV tz WUprzjpqzjpqz W 4/12 WRITE HEAR: ILZAN, CARMAjTH N Scaremongering from Metvzn and J.Craw's deaf eradication program worry me. Do thry really want a wo ld where tho j fully deafened at birth have no communit= to belong to? As overused JedUcigeu become useless, and Mega-Cities ge.irate nrw untrjatabli diujaseu, t(jti is a high risk of more deafness in future, nor less' $hj traditions and experience of deaf eamiliis may become more important. Religious World 149 Front page 100 Subti5li Jobs Read Hear Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:13O27 '—ppp—ppp—ppp 'U $yj $zV tu IR U 5/12 WRITE HEAR: V COTTINGTON, MAIDSTONE It iu good to sji the ETC has clamped down on some of those fla;hing ads in case they trigger off jets foz people who suffer from epilepsy. Could we now have a similar veto on at least some of those whirling, zooming psychedelic 'things' that so often herald a prokramme. It certainly is not at all good for deafened people whose balance lieu on a very fine trigger line at the bits of times. We just have to look away and, of course, miss any subtitling there may bj (so we fiil sick yet again!). Religious World 149 Front pbge 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main Mun*P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:14O24 OOER @ 6/12 WRITE HEAR: MRS D PATON, LANCASHIRE Reg"rhino the letter from Ilyan in last week's Write Hear: I am one TOTALLY DEAF lady who ran use a phone "< lip-reading my husband Eria. I(Us way, ij is no oNe-sjdjI @@ conversation. The first time I tackled it, my friund Bmtty was convinced mz hraring had returned. God guidjw mj in all I achUcve, Religious World 1T9 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:94/30 —ppp—ppp—pppWo|,,l,l, l,,||,<l,l,,l,, | Wjprzjpqzjpqz O 7/12 WRITE HEAR: R NASH, SURREY I'm sure I'm not the only one who has the joy of the textphonj spolied bz pager of junk one can't shift, though I always put the rulaz code on. Frustrated, I wtoti to the makjt1 ov my textphonj. Their reply was instant and very, very helpful. When the jynk starts, press the black Eutton that sticks up on the right hand cup of the phone rUst. $hat does the trick - it mbz not cure it foremer but it will wipe out the junk jverz time. like us W ld F ont 00 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 4 :90/45 ] WUprzjprzjprz O 8/1 W JTE HEAR MRS A W LLISON, EDINBUR H How ins*ltink oe T Ruane to question the truth of my total deafness at 17 years of age. I do not have any illusions aRout my normal speech, and the very thought of 7 million deaf people having illusions added to the; handicap makes me sh4ddju Professionals can and do tull people what they want to hear, not necessarily AS IT IS. Mr RuQne mentions vet8 sad profoundly deaf people. White are they? Life is w at yo m it. Don you ague ? jligious Wo ld 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear M!in MinkP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:10O48 Wj dzj dui tz Wjprzjpqzjpyz Q :/12 WRITE HEA5: MR G R OLSEN, RUGBY I am disgusted at people's attitudes on "normal" speech for deaf people. Mo such thing as "normal"? I c(allinke them! I have normal speech and have "een deaf since birth whuh a loy2 of 90db avetagj in each ear. was taught using t(j auralistic m tho wi h old d vi es s c as h and a balloon. It CAN bj accomplished with determination and hard work. Continued >>> Religious World 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:16/37 U U ] 10/12 WRITE HEAR: MR G R OLSEN, RUGBY I have indeed been told I "speak very well", but not for the want of the additio of " or a d af pj son", but "considering mz hearing loss". I have been told people don't rialise I am deaf since I speak so well. Religious World 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main MenuP643 CEEFAX 2 643 Fri 07 Mar 21:17/s0 Wj dzj $zj tz$ R 12/12 WRITE HEA5: T RUANE, CROYDON I went deaf through Meningitis at 5, so Craw'u Hitliresque solution wouldn£u have eliminated my deafness. Craw and others should remember that the things they enjoy; subtitled prokrammjs, increased Deaf awareness etc, have been fought for and won bz this group of prople, not bz those like Craw who just set and bemoan being dj f I c1n assuru Craw th1t HIS lift wwznd be a LOT mot mi erabli if it wire n t for the campaigning and Qchievjmjnts of the vjty people he attacks. HE benefits from thieu efforts. ] Religious World 149 Front page 100 Subtitle Jobs Read Hear Main Menu