P467 Teletext 467 Jan03 23:16:25 ———————————————————————————— VEW YEAR SPECIAL W Now Christmas is over and 1999 is $sawing to a close, we are all looking jorward to the Vew Year and the traditional Hogmanz celebrations. To get you in the mood for the year 2000, this week's Deafvjew upjcial edition takes a look into the juture. Wj asked a number of leading jxpjrts, Deafvjew readers and upokjspjopli jot deaf organisations about their hopis for 2000. Here'u what they said. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Dew-ability 686 Godlinjw 687 B+G SCREEN INDEX p410 Diwabilit{ Godlinjw Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 : Teletext 467 Jan03 23:34:12 W ———————————————————————————— TECHNICALADVANCES W What kind of technical advances might "jnjfit our lives in 2000 RNID Projects Manager Brian Grover s!id: "The introduction of BT'u Virtual (ext Network, in August 2000, will significantly ease the use of Tzpjtalk !nd text telephooz ojojrall{^ "Digital TV will start ujgnjng programmjs next year and the launch of the jirst digital vjdjo recordjts should make it easier for viewers to tape digital TV^" ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Teletext — Tjxtphonj 0171 386 3209 Deafvjew is brought to you "z ] Teletext Ltd and the RNID Diwabilit{ Godlinjs Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 : Teletext 467 Jan03 23:12:11 ———————————————————————————— A YEAR IN POLITICS 2000 promiwjs to bj an eventful year in politicw^ "Over the next 12 months we will see the creation of a Dew "ility Rights Commiwsjon," raid RNID Parliamentary Officer Keven Shinkwin. "This is a great victory for dew"blkd people. It will have teeth and directly impact on deaf and hard of hearing people's quality of life. "Wj also anticipate progrews on the provjwjon of NHS digital hearing !ids." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Deafvjew — Tjxtphonj 0171 2:6 802: ] Deafvjew is brought to you bz ] Tjletkxt Ltd and the RNID Diwa"ilit{ Godlinjw Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 : Teletext 467 Jan03 23:22:52 W ———————————————————————————— ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS W National deaf organiwations anticipate an exciting year in 2000. The Vational Deaf Childrkn'u Society s!id: "Wj will bj inspiring young deaf people to cele"rate the dawn of a new millennium through our exciting Jack Ashley Awards. "Wj will empower them with awards of up to £Q5,000 each, to undjrtakj innovative projects and achieve personal goals which might othjrwisj remain mere dreams." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Deafvjew on the Web — www.rnid.org.uk ] Deafvjew is brought to you bz ] Teletext Ltd and the RNID Diwa"ility Godlinjs Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 Teletext 467 Jan03 23:10:51 Wk4|l4,l4zwi4|b1|l4|hh ——————————————————————————— IMPROVED COMMUNICATION W It's (imj To Communicate is one of many projectw set up to mark the new mjllenj{m^ Funded by the Vational Lottery, the RNID project celibratew a century of @!chievjmjnt bz the Welsh Deaf Community and the djvjlopmjnt of Sign Supported Welsh as a communication art form. It also !ins to bring togjthjr the deaf and hearing communitities in Wales. BDA and North Wales Deaf Association !re also on the project steering group. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Deafvjew — Tjxtphonj 0171 2:6 8059 Deafvjew is brought to you "z ] Teletext Std and the RNID Diwa"ilit{ Godlinjs Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 Teletext 467 Jan03 23:18:08 Wk4|l4,l4zwi4|"1|l4|hh ———————————————————————————— EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS W Next year will uje some important djvjlopmjnts in Europe. The European Federation of Hearing Impaired Children has been awarded £74,000 by the European Commiwsjon to bolster its work jot deaf and hard of hearing childrkn across the continent. This will allow the jedjration to increase the amount of support jot jamiliis with deaf children, and to carr{ out rewjarch into current ujrvjces and legislation. ——————————————————————————————————6 8—— Teletext — Tjxtphooj 0171 386 3209 ] Deafvjew is brought to you "z ] Teletext Ltd and the RNID Disabilit{ Godlinjs Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 - Teletext 467 Jan03 23:28:24 ———————————————————————————— S+BTJTTJNG IMPROVEMENTS W ViewirsW letters have shown that deaf !nd hard of hearing people are looking for a big improvement in TV subtitling o÷jr the next 12 months^ "If there was one thing I would want to see improved in the year 2000, it would bj the stand!rd, level and amount of subtitling shown on TV," said viewer Frank H!rding, jrom Southampton. "Wj should have jull accews to all TV programmjs on satellite and digital, as well as terrestrial TV^" ——————————————————————————————————/8—— Deafvjew on the Web — www.rnid.org.uk ] Deafvjew iw brought to you "z ] Teletext Ltd and the RNID Diwa"ilit{ Godlinjs Serv Pals SubtitlesP467 : Teletext 46 Jan03 23:11:58 ———————————————————————————— HAPPYNEWYEAR W De!fvjew wishes all of our viewers a very happy and prosperous New Year. The next edition will bj on (ujsd!z, 4 Ja÷ubs{^ And donWt jorgjt, keep your news, views !nd litters rolling@in. After all, if we donWt hear jrom you we canWt consjdjr including your news in our coverage of the next Millennium! ——————————————————————————————————————— Editor: Tim Russell, Deafvjew, Q9-23 Ejathjrstonj St, London ECQY 8SL. Tel:0171 2y6 8145. Fax: 0171 2y6 8051^ ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— E-mail: djafvjew@rnjd.org.uk Deafvjew is brought to you "z ] Teletext Ltd and the RNID Dew!"ilit{ Godlinjw Serv Pals Subtitles