P685 Teletext 685 Sep30 00:12:19 p—pbs—pp0p0 —0 ££££££ R ———————————————————————————— BDA SpEOS N W EDUCATION DE!L A new report bz The British Deaf Association TBDA) calls on education provjdjts to take mote account of deaf children's needs. The BDA is concerned that deaf children are too often placid in schools wiuhouz sufficint support, and taught bz teachjts without sign language skills. The Right to bj Equal says teachers should use sign language in parallel with written and spoken English. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlines 687 Deafvjew is brought to you b4 Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sep30 00:22:30 ———————————————————————————— DUAF PUPILS NEED MORE SUPPORT The British Deaf Association's new education policy, published in October, says children and families must hav access to sign language from diagnoses. The charity also recommends hearing professionals working with deaf children must bj competent in B3L. Chief Executive, Jeff McWhinnjy, sbys: "Deaf children need to bj given more support. Too often they are djnUid access to sign language.R ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Education 660 Godlinjs 687 Deafvjew is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sip30 00:17:16 p0 —0 W W ———————————————————————————— du$ (z8 DEAF TEENAGER SLASHED BY THUG Deaf tienbger David Warren almost died when a tatooid thug slashed his face from jar to jar. David and his brotXjt Paul, who is also deaf, wire ambushed at Walthbm Cross fairground bz a gang of thugs. One of the gang, Danny Dochjtty, was attested and found guilty of grievous bodily harm at Basildon Crown Court last wiik. Hi was sent to a young offenders' institution for seven years. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Diafviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sip30 00:27:42 W ————————————————————————————' W ARE YOU BEING SERVED? The Tourism for All (UFA) campaign has launched a new training guide to help hotels, attractions, museums and tour opjtators provjdj accessible facilities It explains what effect the Disabilit= Disctiminbtion Act will hbvj on tourism and advises hotels to have teletext TV, loops, minicoms and vibrating alarms. UFA Chairman Mary Baker sbid she hoped the guide would help staff "to break down the battiest to communication". ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Diafviiw is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sep30 00:14:10 X ———————————————————————————— SETTING SAIL FOR ADVENTURE 'jt Deaf sailor Paul Hebblithwaite will bj setting off on a journey round the world on September 29. Paul, from York, is taking pbrt in the world's toughest yacht race, the BT Global Challenge. Hi has successfully raised £20,000 to secure his place in the race, and cannot wait to set sail. "This is the biggest challenge of mz life," hj says. "It'u something I have always wanted to do." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Diafviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disbbility Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sip30 00:24:21 R ———————————————————————————— WAKE +P CALL FOR SATJLLJTJ TV David Mollit, from London, writes: "I am annoyed that, while many BBC, ITV, Channel Four and Sky programmjs arr subtitled, this is not the case on US Gold, Bravo and the Disney Channel. "+ntil these satellite chbnnjls wake up and make accessible shows, the deaf community is not going to subscribu to them. "The deaf community is a lucrative market, and should not bj overlooked." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Subtitles 419 Godlinjs 687 ] Diafviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sip30 00:26:06 ———————————————————————————— L INTJYN,T APPEAL *,,,,, Brendan Casey, from Detbz, wants Deafview readjts to help him write a lively, interesting page for deaf people on the Internet. Hi writes: "Could people please send mj information on deaf issues, art, social events, subtitled videos and anything else of interest." Minjcom:01332 2:7657. Fax:01332 605443. Intitnjt address: HTTP:/OOurWorld. Compuserve. Com/Home Pages/Deaf. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— co.uk 652 Subtitles 419 Deafviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles EducationP685 Teletext 685 Sip30 00:21:27 O ————————————————————————————'o'o'?=,w? IT'S A DOGGONE SHAME O Do you have a home for an unwanted deaf dalmbtion puppy? If you would like the puppy, ot know of a good home, contact Louise Finnjy at RNID's Glasgow office. Tel: 0141 332 0343 (v*, 0141 332 5023 (m). But please hurry. The dog may bj put down unless a new ownjt is found within sex weeks. Editor: Tim Russell. Deafviiw, 19-23 Feathjtstonj Street, London EC1Y 8SL. Tel:0171 296 8000. Fax: 0171 2=6 8199. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Diafviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs Subtitles Education