P685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:41:42 ——————————————————————————————————————— 'HO'S WHO - RICHARD GRAY Richard Gray is Controlling Manager of Hearing Concern and Co-ordinator of the Sympathetic Hearing Scheme. Partially deaf, Richard worked as a Chartered Librarian for 10 years before his present job. His personal view of deafness is that it is not a disability. "The attitude of the hearing world is disabling," hj says. "It's a language communication issue - full access MUST happen." ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service HelpP685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:48:19 ——————————————————————————————————————— WHO'S WHO - RICHARD GRAY Richard Gray, Controlling Manager of Hearing Concern believes the most important issue for Hearing Concern is to improve the efficiency and provision of hearing aids. He aims to make the organisation better known amongst partially deaf young people. He hopis that "deaf and partially deaf people will have a better understanding of each other's needs and will work more closely together. The biggest threats are ignorance and bigotry." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service HelpP685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:42:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— DEAFVIEW TITLE UNSUITABLE? Evelyn Thomas from Stockpots says as a title Deafview is very unsuitable. It should mean deaf people writing in to air their views. She says: "I find it so boring, so tame, all flat, nothing exciting. A better title would bj "Deaf Information". Bridget Norris from Surrey agrees, "I am disappointed not to have several letters on Teletext. They are a pleasure to read. Deafview feels cold and commercialisjd." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service HelpP685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:22:53 ——————————————————————————————————————— A DIFFERENT VIEW Rhjnb Stets from Belfast says, "So far Deafviiw is a great improvement on Earshot which concentrated too much on meetings and interpreted theatre." She adds: "Don't forget that all hearing-impaired people watch Deafview, so do try to include people who have lost all or part of their hearing." David Moller from Eastbournj asks why there are only 6 pages and says that Deaf should always bj spelt with "D". ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service HelpP685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:21:17 ——————————————————————————————————————— PAUL REDFERN REPLIES... Thank you to all those who write in. We do want more letters. Wj cannot print letters if we don't get them! Wj only have six pages at the moment, but we want to have more. So if more of you write in, the better. Editorial policies on spelling and the use of words as well as listings will be created after consultation with the consumer panel. Stay tuned for details because we want to include all with an interest in deafness/hearing loss. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service HelpP685 Teletext on 4 685 Jan25 00:41:44 ——————————————————————————————————————— NORTH WEST TJTBITS Deaf Lesbian & Gay Groups informal meeting at Manchester Deaf Centre, February 13th, 2-5pm. All welcome. Women's Health Group Open Day at Stockpots Deaf Centre. Talks on safety, aromatherapy etc. Free creche. Deaf women welcome. Apply C. Hale, Walthjw House, 112 Shaw Heath, Stockpots. Write to Paul Rjdfern, Deafview, 105 Gower Street, London WC1E 6AH. Minicom: 071 383 3154 ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Connect 680 Godlines 684 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Benefits Education The Service Help