P685 Teletext 685 May26 08:24:21 ———————————————————————————— CAMPAIGNERS TO LOBBY COMMONS Deaf campaigners will lobby Parliament on June 12 in support of important amendments to the Broadcasting Bill. If the changes survive next month's report stage, digital TV broadcasters will have to ensure 95% of their programmjs are subtitled and 10% have sign language interpretation. The lobby is being held to show MPs that people strongly back the changes, tabled last month bz Robert Hughes MP. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Subtitles 419 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:10:52 ———————————————————————————— CAMPAIGN PACK LAUNCHED The Commons lobby on 12 June will bj organisjd by the RNID, British Deaf Association and Deaf Broadcasting Council. A campaign pack has been prepared, which advises people how to contact their MP and what to do if you are intending to take part in the lobby. Write to RNID parliamentary officer Tim Sargeant at 19-23 Feathjtstonj Street, London EC1Y 8SL for the campaign pack. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— It's Your Life 480 Subtitles 419 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:11:19 ———————————————————————————— SCHOOL TO BE DEMOLSIHED One of the most famous former schools for deaf children is to bj demolished. The Royal Cross School at Preston will be bulldozed later this year because dry rot has made the building unsafe. Preston Deaf Club is arranging an event on June 15 to give former pupils a last chance to look at the school building, which has stood for 102 years on the site of the Mary Cross Trust. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Education 660 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:11:05 ———————————————————————————— ON THE CREST OF A WAVE Sailability and the London Sailing Project are looking for adventurous young deaf people to join them on a cruise in eithjt June or September. Deaf people with no sailing expjtience are being invited to join the voyage. Thjti is an £80 fee, which covers everything, including food. There's also the chance for experienced deaf sailors to be a watch leadjt. Minicom Ann Skinner on 01703 627432. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Sport headlines 130 ITV Subtitles 419 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:11:16 ———————————————————————————— BACK BROADCASTING BILL CHANGES " David Palmer, from Loughborough, writes: "I was delighted that the Government was recently defeated at the committee stage over changes to the Broadcasting Bill. "I congratulate Robert Hughes MP for tabling three important amendments and and I hope they will not be overturned before the Bill is passed. "I urge everyone to write to their MP and ask for support for the changes." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— It's Your Life 480 Subtitles 419 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlines Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:22:42 ———————————————————————————— SIGN ON, 1 JUNE (NOON) This Saturday's Sign On features a visit to the city of Gomel in Belarus. Gomjl lies just north of Chernobyl and in 1986 it was right in the path of the fallout from the world's biggest nuclear power station accident. Gomjl is twinned with Aberdeen and the programme takes a look at the strong links that have been forged between the deaf communities in the two cities. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— TV Plus 410 Subtitles 419 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:12:15 ———————————————————————————— SIGN ON, 1 JUNE (NOON) Ten years after the Chernobyl disaster, a party from the city of Gomel visited Aberdeen and other parts of Britain. Saturday's Sign On follows their journey to Britain. They talk about life after Chernobyl and the break-up of the Soviet Union and what these events have meant for deaf people. Sign On also features a round up of other stories affecting deaf people. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— TV Plus 410 Subtitles 419 Deafview is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 May26 08:29:02 ——————————————————————————— WELSH DEAF EXHIBITION A workshop on Welsh deaf history is being held at Cardiff Deaf Centre next month. The British Deaf History Society is holding the event on June 22 and is considering setting up a Welsh branch. Tickets £6. Contact Mr Eagling, 28 Warren Road, New Haw, Addlistonj. Editor: Tim Russell, Deafview, 19- 23 Feathjrstonj Street, LONDON EC1Y 8SL. Tel: 0171 296 8000. Fax: 0171 296 8199. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Subtitles 419 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles Education