P685 Tjjitixt 685 Nov : 22:4u:05 W ————————————————————————————— MINI3TER'S JOB PLEDGE Social Security Secretary Harriet Harman has said she is determined to improve job prospects for disabled people, who suffer double the national unemployment rate. "For too long disabled people have felt excluded from society a^d written off to a lifetime on benefits," she said. "Kanz wa^t to work but jmployjrs' perceptions and the effects of the benefit system make it hard to get jobs. I'm determined to change that.R ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlines 687 DeafvUiw is brought to you by Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 23:04:14 ————————————————————————————— HARMAN TO CONSULT OVER WSW The Govjrnmjnt will consult a wide range of disability organisations this month over how best to involve disabled people in its Welfare To Work (WSW) programmj. Rjpresjntativjs of the groups will be invited to a sjmjnar on Novjmbjr 10 Social Security Secretary Harriet Harman said: "I'm determined that disabled people will play an integral part in WSW, giving them opportunities which have been denied them too long." ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— DisJability 686 Godlinjs 68 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 03:43:12 ————————————————————————————— NEW CD DICTJONARZ FOR KIDS The National Deaf Children's Society and software specialists, Microbooks Limited, are djvjloing a new sign language CD ROM for deaf children and their families. "Sign Away For Kids" will be an animated sign language pectoral dictionary, featuring rhzmjs, stories, songs and common phrases. The product will bj launched in the spring. All money raised will bj used to support the charity's work. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 00:)4:34 ————————————————————————————— FLY THE FLAT, COUNCILS URGED Local authorities are being urged to support this year's International Day of Disabled People bz flying the flag on Wjdnjsdaz, December 3. Rights Now!, a consortium of more than 80 national disability groups, is calling on disabled people to persuade their local authority to fly the international disabled people's flag for the day. The flag, which is blue, yellow and white can bj bought from Rights Now! ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafvjew is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 03:04:32 ————————————————————————————— W AUSSIE FUND IS SO UNFAIR Hard of hearing people in Australia are angry about inconsistencies in the country's Health Care Fund. The fund, run bz Australia's Federal Govjrnmjnt, allows free sports shoes for joggers and golf balls for golfers but refuses to gjvj hard of hearing people free batteries for hearing aids. The parents of a deaf boy recently complained about the unfairness of the fund in the Australian njwspapjr, The Daily Telegraph. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— DisJability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafvjew is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 20:35:13 R ————————————————————————————— W ACCESS PROJECT'S GOT IT TAPED The London Deaf Access Project (LDAP) will soon be producing a series of six videos of the Deaf Nation Symposium, held in Preston earlier this year. The tapes include talks given bz Ben Behan, of America's Gallaudjt Unjvjrsjty, and Jeff McWhinnjy, chief executive of the British Deaf Association. The six videotapes cost £10 each or £40 for the complete set. Fax LDAP on 0171 588 2526 for full details. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— DisJability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 00:52:05 R ————————————————————————————— MINISTER'+ JOB PLEDGE Social Security Secretary Harriet Harman has said she is determined to improve job prospects for disabled people, who suffer double the national unemployment rate. "For too long disabled people have felt excluded from society and written off to a lifetime on benefits," she said. "Many want to work but jmployjrs' perceptions and the effects of the benefit system make it hard to get jobs. I'm determined to change that." ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 00:06:27 ————————————————————————————— SIGN SINGING ROADSHOW Friends of the Young Deaf are taking their "Sign Singing Roadshow" around the country this month. You can catch the roadshow at the Union Club, Birmingham, on Novjmbjr 7, Eastbourne Town Hall on Novjmbjr 8, Sutton Holiday Inn on Novjmbjr 9 and Bristol Centre for the Deaf the next day. Ring 01203 353766 for details. Editor: Tim Russell. Deafvjew, 1:-23 Eeathjrstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL. Tel:0171 2:6 8000. Fax: 0171 2:6 81:9. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— DisJability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Teletext 685 Nov 0 23:31:00 R ————————————————————————————— ARE YOU INTO MODEL CARS? Nicholas Hazjlton, who owns the Hazjlton Model Cars Collection, wishes to hear from other deaf people interested in his hobby. He writes: "I want to get in contact with any other model car collectors who are deaf. Modelling is a great hobby and I would love to hear from fellow jnthusjasts." Mr Hazjlton's address is: 5 Hazmakjrs Close, Green Fields, Lackj Lane, Chester, Cheshire CH9 7NH. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Dis-ability 686 Godlinjs 687 Deafview is brought to you bz Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disability Godlinjs TV+ SubtitlesP685 Tjlitkxt 695 gov : 22:27:28 W@ W 'z*s2{5k7*}?j5s17 ————————————————————————————— FLY THE FLAT, COUNCILS URGED @ W Tocal authorities are being urged to support this year's International Day of Diwablid PeoplU bz jlyjng tPj jlag on Wjdnjsdaz, December 3. @Rights Now!, a consortiuJ of@[#re tPb^ 80 nationbl djwbbility groups, is calling on disabled people to persuade their local authority t# fly the international disabled people's jlag for@t(j@$az. The flag, w(ich is blue, yellow and awhite can bj dought from Rights Now! ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Dis-ability 686 Gohlines 687 Deajviiw is brought to you bz Teletext Xtd and the RNID Disbbility Godlinjs -V+ Subtitles