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BSL Recognition: Tender to Improve Access & Demand for BSL
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:07pm BST
Following the meeting with the Prime Minister in February, the Department for Children Schools and Families are planning to announce the publication of a tender for a project to improve access to and demand for BSL. The relevant DCSF page by Lord Adonis can be found here, and the direct link to the document is here [Word] (the link on their website does not work). British Sign Language. I recognise the importance placed on British Sign Language by many in the deaf community and their desire to make sure it thrives as a language. Malcolm Bruce MP, the Chair of the APPG on Deafness, has been campaigning for legislation on ... -
Photo Friday: Mary Hare Grammar School
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:05am BST
We've not done a Photo Friday for a while, but thought we'd do a Photo Friday Special: This photo was taken at Mary Hare Grammar School, presumably early 1990s. Does anyone know the exact date? Does anyone recognise who's in the photo? ::evil laugh:: Photo credit: BBC Stills Archive... -
BBC Vision Celebrates 100% Subtitling
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:04am BST
The BBC says it has now reached a 100% subtitling target in respect of television: BBC Vision has confirmed that it has reached its target of subtitling 100% of programs on its main channels - BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBeebies, CBBC and BBC News. Deaf and hard of hearing people will now be able to fully enjoy the complete range of BBC television programs on these networks. This is good news, and the hard work of campaigners, especially that of the Deaf Broadcasting Council spanning over decades. Historical Context A public commitment for 100% television subtitling output came in 1999, from a road that started in 1979: In 1979, a documentary about ... -
Film: Experience of Tinnitus, from Channel 4's The Shooting Party
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 5:34pm BST
The Shooting Party is a series (Sunday mornings) on Channel 4 which follows nine disabled directors. Two of the participants are deaf: Sam Dore is 30, profoundly deaf and uses BSL. He has worked in television on Channel 4's VEE-TV, and as a writer/director since 1999 with several short films to his name.He has also worked as a presenter and actor. His short film for The Shooting Party is a music video. Zoe Cartwright is an art student and a keen photographer and traveller. She has chosen to make her film - 24.7.52.10 - about her experience of tinnitus. Its always good to see artistic expression. Zoe's film is online, and about tinnitus. Unfortunately there's no subtitles. However, if ... -
The Sickness of Deaf Awareness Week: Imagine A World Without Sound
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 3:39pm BST
Its Deaf Awareness Week, and the RNID has excelled itself at being the most patronising and paternalistic deaf organisation on planet earth. Before I go on, its no secret that I have my reservations about Deaf Awareness Week, but that is the subject of another blog post. However, I would imagine the aim of such a week was supposed to be about deaf people - in whatever form - being accepted and respected in society. To promote equality by changing attitudes. Or did I get that wrong? It seems so. So what does the largest deaf organisation in the UK do? Launch a campaign called Imagine A World Without Sound. Before you read on, go and take a look ... -
Northern Ireland Assembly: The Bamford Review & Deaf People
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 2:43pm BST
The Northern Ireland Assembly recently had a generic debate on health services. Within this debate it made mention of a review of deaf mental health services in Northern Ireland: Michael McGimpsey (UUP) The Bamford Review did not examine needs in respect of the mental health and well-being of people who are blind or partially sighted; however, it did examine those needs with respect to people who are deaf. Ask the Readers: I've not come across The Bamford Review before, but does anyone know if it contains any useful or new recommendations in respect of deaf people's access to mental health services? What about deaf children? Source: They Work For You ... -
Parliament: Health Service Funding & Provision for Deaf People
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 1:28pm BST
Sandra Gidley (Shadow Minister, Health; Romsey, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding was provided for support services for deaf people in each region in each of the last five years; (2) what steps he is taking to improve health services for deaf people. Ivan Lewis (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health; Bury South, Labour) Information on funding provided for support services for deaf people is not held centrally. Funding for audiology and support services for deaf people, along with the majority of other services, is provided through the general allocations to national health service trusts and social services departments. It is their responsibility to allocate resources to audiology ... -
Film: Waterfront
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 1:01am BST
Waterfront - a film produced in 2001 - is available on online: Total clip time: 7 minutes 20 seconds For international readers, Old Street is / was in the vicinity of a few deaf organisations. Writer/Director: William Mager, Producer: Rosa Rogers, Camera: Barbara Nicholls, Edit: Schuman Hoque, Music: Ken Easter, Tsunami Sounds, With thanks to: Maverick Television and Channel 4 Cast: Jonathan Reid, Michael Reid, John Maidens, Cathy Woolley, Alexander James Norris, Joe Healy, William Mager See also: Text, Batteries and Earwax and coming soon The Association Film Trailer: The Association... -
Skype BSL Commercial
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 8:52pm BST
Below is a BSL based commercial for Skype, who had commissioned Remark!: You can watch it in full glory here. Fantastic collaboration, and good to see BSL being used as a marketing tool. Deaf people after all do use Skype as a communication tool. Source: Skype: Hello is now “What shall I cook?” Remark! Skype Commercial See also: Sign language in advertising Pepsi Superbowl Advert More ASL Pepsi advertising...
DeafJoke.TV
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Deaf Vlogger on MTV NEXT Part 2
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 12:16pm BST by deafjoke
Created by Cobra. SURPRISED!! Deaf Vlogger on MTV NEXT Included Zings, Mikeszz, Deafroger, John ABC, Tar! Enjoy yourself laughing! If you missed Vlogger on MTV NEXT part 1, hit me there! Tags: blog, date, deafread, performance, television...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Video: BSL March 2000
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 1:10am BST
Here's a trip down memory lane, a video by Usher Life of FDP's BSL March 2000: I think this march have around 10,000 people (am I right?) In the footage, spot Jen (the co-author of this blog), being bossy via her co-ordinating duties. There's also footage at the end of Doug Alker, and Clive Mason MC; however the umbrellas sort of get in the way! Does anyone else have any footage of BSL marches, or past demos? Elsewhere: Usher Life Usher Life egroup See also: The 5th anniversary of apathy BSL recognition Photo Friday: Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets suit-types to discuss BSL... -
Jeff McWhinney vlogs
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 6:59pm BST
Connecting Bristol introduced Jeff McWhinney as a guest vlogger, in recognition of Deaf Awarness week. Jeff's first post is introductory and introduces a Festival of Ideas. The first video in the post is in BSL, which is good (more BSL online please): For those of you who don't understand BSL, the original post has English text underneath. Unfortunately the second video is neither subtitled or signed, thus I'm not sure what its about apart from a statement on social enterpreneurs and a link to Innovation Exchange. This begs a wider question, who exactly is Deaf Awareness week for? And what's its aim? Something I want to touch on in another post. Ask the Readers: What ...
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Jabberwocky
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 12:08pm BST by deafjoke
Created by Just Mindy and Theron. Tags: ASL, poetry...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Deafness Matters
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 9:08pm BST
I was just rooting through Teachers TV for any more programmes around deaf issues. The only ones there, appear to be old, but not programmes we've covered on here before. Here's Deafness Matters: The project was developed by Fran Simmons and Erika Stevenson for young people from the Oxfordshire Deaf Children's Society. You can buy this dvd from here. Whilst such a portrayal from young people should be encouraged, you can't help but noticing the underlying hearing analysis of deaf people. For a start, will someone please tell that instructor to actually look at deaf people when talking, and it also underlines the need for role models. Who is shaping the self esteem of these ... -
Parliament: Access to Work Scheme, Marketing
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 12:17am BST
John Barrett (Shadow Minister, International Development; Edinburgh West, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department is doing to publicise Access to Work. Stephen Timms (Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform), Department for Work and Pensions; East Ham, Labour) The Access to Work national delivery team is currently implementing an internal marketing strategy to ensure that all Jobcentre staff involved with disabled customers are fully briefed on the Access to Work programme. This will cover the aims of the programme, eligibility criteria and the application process. The programme is also being promoted through presentations and exhibitions, and through close working partnerships developed with the major disability groups ...
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ASL Laughs: “A Deaf Lady Was Pulled Over By Police”
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 12:35pm BST by deafjoke
Video humor story by John Lestina, ABC. Tags: car, driving, horn, John Lestina, noise, police...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Public Transport, Concessions
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 10:26pm BST
David Drew (Stroud, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of the nationwide concessionary fare scheme on (a) the level of eligibility set by local authorities and (b) the level of access by disabled people. Rosie Winterton (Minister of State, Department for Transport; Doncaster Central, Labour) The criteria for eligibility for the statutory minimum concession are set out in statute supported by revised guidance recently issued by the Department. The Transport Act 2000 (or for those resident in London, the Greater London Authority Act 1999) makes provision for concessionary travel to a wide range of disabled people. Categories of disability ... -
Parliament: Police Interrogation: Speech Impaired
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 10:00pm BST
Ann Winterton (Congleton, Conservative) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what instructions are issued on the procedure and protocol which a police officer must follow in (a) questioning and (b) physically taking hold of a person with a speech impediment observed to be under the influence of neither drugs nor alcohol, when the officer cannot understand what the suspect is saying. Tony McNulty (Minister of State (Security, Counter-terrorism, Crime and Policing), Home Office; Harrow East, Labour) holding answer 24 April 2008 The Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers (Code C) issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984, provides that if a ...
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Bored Fish
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:52pm BST by deafjoke
Created by Shawn Richardson, SRID: Deaf Fun. In his post, it says: Hey. It is now 1:45 a.m. I wanted to add another cartoon in my blog. I quickly looked for an interesting one and found it. I immediately thought of editing the caption – something catchy. This cartoon was first published in SIGNews a few years ago. The original caption stated, “Hey! I’m bored. Please show me more signs!” Now here is the new caption for this blog cartoon. Enjoy it. Now I am getting ready to go to bed. Good night. Peace. Tags: cartoon, deafread, fish...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Access to Work Scheme, Marketing
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:17am BST
John Barrett (Shadow Minister, International Development; Edinburgh West, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department is doing to publicise Access to Work. Stephen Timms (Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform), Department for Work and Pensions; East Ham, Labour) The Access to Work national delivery team is currently implementing an internal marketing strategy to ensure that all Jobcentre staff involved with disabled customers are fully briefed on the Access to Work programme. This will cover the aims of the programme, eligibility criteria and the application process. The programme is also being promoted through presentations and exhibitions, and through close working partnerships developed with the major disability groups such as the ... -
Deaf BSL Gorilla
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 5:05pm BST
We may be grumpy, but we still wish there was more stuff on YouTube etc like this bloke's video: More BSL funnies, please! Know of any? Tell us! ... -
Poor little Deaf children
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:50pm BST
==== This is why deaf organisations have a lot to answer for... ==== The scene: My kitchen, this evening. Doorbell rings. C (my partner): There's someone at the door. [goes to front door, opens it] Through the glass door, I (Jen) can see three people on the doorstep; one of whom is wearing a weird bib thing (think netball) with "NDCS" on it. I bid a hasty retreat to the back garden to throw breadcrumbs out for the birds. A minute later, C appears and persuades me to go to the door. I go into the hall, to find NDCS Bib Man stroking our dog, who is lying across the doorway, with two very smart looking women ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Pretty Joke
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 12:48pm BST by deafjoke
A woman tried to talk with driver. A Deaf Joke story by Neal Thompson as NeaLAUGH. Tags: bus, communication, dirty, nealaugh...
Tom's Deaf Advocacy
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More on the Amazing Morons
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 10:26pm BST by tomwillard
The New York Mets gained the moniker “amazing” after they went from a string of last-place finishes to a 1969 World Series Championship, but the only thing amazing about the current-day Mets is their stubborn refusal to closed-caption their broadcasts on SportsNet New York (SNY). Closed-captioning has been commonplace since the early 1980s, but the Mets [...]...
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Top Rated for April 2007
Posted: April 25th, 2008, 4:46pm BST by deafjoke
An year ago, We looked back our time to see the most popular rated posts chosen by you and the visitors! We rank from highest rated to lowest rated. Enjoy! 3.5794 stars - Speech Lesson - Czech 3.4176 stars - The Lion 3.3960 stars - Booger Movie 3.2935 stars - M. Daigle Toons: Coffee Break 3.2241 stars - Dog Hearing Impaired 3.1652 stars - Watch Out for the Interpreter! 3.1553 stars - Free Hot Dog 3.0000 stars - Eye Doctor 2.6944 stars - Interpreters go Gray 2.5818 stars - Ad-Libbing 2.5227 stars - A-Z Story: Cowboy 2.4828 stars - Herring Aids 2.4783 stars - Happy Easter! ...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Dept of Children, Schools and Families
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 3:04pm BST
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. Kevin Brennan (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Cardiff West, Labour) The Department for Children, Schools and Families operates a telephone enquiry service that offers a textphone/minicom service for deaf people. We also accept enquiries by email, fax and letter. DCSF periodically contracts with suppliers to provide telephone helpline services to the public, usually in support of information campaigns; in such instances our contract stipulates that a textphone service should be provided. Source: Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Dept of Business, ... -
Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Dept of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 2:53pm BST
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. Gareth Thomas (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development; Harrow West, Labour) The Department provides access to its services for deaf people via a minicom number in its Central Enquiry Unit. The Arbitration and Conciliation Service (ACAS) and Companies House, who are Executive Agencies of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, also provide access via minicom numbers. Source: Hansard They Work For You See also: Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Dept of Innovation, Universities & Skills ... -
Northern Ireland Assembly: Teacher-Training Provision
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 11:40pm BST
Pat Ramsey (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 4. asked the Minister of Education to detail the provision for training teachers of deaf pupils. (AQO 3017/08) Caitriona Ruane (Sinn Féin) Tríd is tríd, déanann an oilúint múinteorí thosaigh múinteoirí atá cáilithe go ginearálta. Ach aithníonn an oilúint i riachtanais speisialta oideachais riachtanais speisialta daltaí agus díríonn sí ar straitéisí le riar ar na riachtanais sin. Initial teacher training produces generally qualified teachers. However, training in special educational needs in all courses covers the recognition of pupils’ special needs and focuses on strategies to meet those needs. Some student teachers choose a special-educational-needs-specific option during their training programme, and some spend part of their teaching practice in special schools. During ...
Stop Eugenics!
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Transcript of ‘Debating Deafness And Embryo Selection: Are We Undermining Reproductive Confidence In The Deaf Community?’
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 1:40pm BST by Alison Bryan
On the 9 April 2008, the Progress Educational Trust and the Wales Gene Park, organised a debate in Cardiff, “Debating Deafness And Embryo Selection: Are We Undermining Reproductive Confidence In The Deaf Community?” This debate was primarily to focus on the merits of Clause 14(4)(9) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. This event was oversubscribed, and had a long waiting list; which gives indicates the topic’s current importance. A full English transcript, can now be found here [PDF]. ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Fox Trot: New Year’s Resolutions
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 12:58pm BST by deafjoke
Fox Trot comic strip published in December 30, 2005. Tags: comic-strips, holiday, sign-language...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: British Coal Compensation
Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 11:06pm BST
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract (Labour) Whether, in the light of the report of the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales in the cases of Dennis Rimmer and Norman Dickinson, retired miners whose British Coal industrial deafness claims were dealt with by Beresford's Panel Solicitors Scheme, they will request reports from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Legal Complaints Service concerning the other 6,796 claimants whose cases were sold by Beresford's to its panel of 10 firms of solicitors between June 2002 and March 2004. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Labour) Reports by the ombudsman on individual cases are confidential to the parties concerned. It would not be appropriate for ... -
Competition: Win Four Deaf Yorkshiremen on dvd! (And you can buy the dvd too ..)
Posted: April 21st, 2008, 12:40pm BST
Remember Four Deaf Yorkshiremen on last year? It was viewed 40,000 times, and also nominated for 'Best UK film' at Deaffest 2007. The team behind the film are trying to raise some money to make a second film to be filmed this summer. To do this, they've produced a special edition dvd, which includes extra features: The original film with subtitles The film without subtitles (so you can watch in PURE BSL!) The original version (extra 3 minutes!!) Deleted scenes (the jokes that got cut) Photo gallery - photos of the filming Trailer for the film DVD menu The DVD also comes with two exclusive photos of the 'Four Deaf Yorkshiremen'. ...
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Laying Eggs
Posted: April 21st, 2008, 12:27pm BST by deafjoke
Understood of what ‘Motherhood’. Deaf Humor by Neal Thompson as NeaLAUGH Tags: bird, dream, drinking, eggs, nealaugh...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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David Lodge: Deaf Sentence (forthcoming book)
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 4:15am BST
David Lodge was an author I came across in the early 1990s, when I was a student at the University of Birmingham. He was once a lecturer there, and my flatmate who studied English, happened to have one of his books which I took an interest in. Subsequently became one of my favourite authors, especially for his sense of humour and ability to see irony. I met Lodge at the Hay Festival a couple of years ago (where the above picture was taken). This is part of what I wrote afterwards: Lodge is actually hard of hearing, and was conscious of not being able to pick ... -
Sign Language Interpreters at a High Ergonomic Risk
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 11:16am BST
Science Daily reports of research that sign language interpreting comes with a high risk from RSI (or similar), following research from RIT’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: The research indicates that interpreting causes more physical stress to the extremities than high-risk tasks conducted in industrial settings, including assembly line work. It also found a direct link between an increase in the mental and cognitive stress of the interpreter and an increase in the risk of musculoskeletal injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. And goes onto state: “The impact of repetitive stress in industrial and office settings has been well documented, but there ... -
Geeky device to alert you to goings on in your home
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 4:04pm BST
Alert Me is a new UK start up, which has a product right deaf people's street, and looks cool. Its a product based on the back of your wifi signal in your home, and it will alert you via SMS or via a website, the status of various sensors including the doorbell, alarm detector, smoke detector and even door and window sensors. Check this page out. What's more it actually looks totally cool, works with modern technology and its not something that looks as if its dropped out of a social services department storeroom cupboard and has been sitting there since the 1970s. Its excellent that mainstream manufacturers have built something that we can ... -
Behind the Scenes: Deafinitely Theatre's Lipsticks & Lollipops
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 3:41pm BST
Good to see Deafinitely Theatre making use of and embracing Web 2.0 as a platform for promotion, and it ups my estimation in progression stakes. You can also see a full list of tour dates on Upcoming. They also have a Facebook group, which includes some pre-production photographs....
DeafJoke.TV
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ASL Laughs: “No Hear, No Smell”
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 12:36pm BST by deafjoke
Video humor story by John Lestina, ABC. Tags: fart, John Lestina, no-hear, noise, smell...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Coming soon: Hybrid Implant - Hearing Aid
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 3:54pm BST
It seems a hybrid implant / hearing aid is currently being tested. Part hearing aid part implant, which is aimed at hard of hearing people with some residual hearing but too much hearing to be considered a candidate for a CI. Since the implant threshold is much lower now (I have known people who have identified as HoH with implants); this would encompass a much broader spectrum of people. This hybrid device claims to insert a thin wire, alongside or next to natural nerves: The implant is specifically designed with a thin electrode to occupy less space in the inner ear. It is implanted by special surgical techniques to preserve natural hearing. If you were hard of ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Sorryson Video Relay Service
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 12:13pm BST by deafjoke
A spin on the typical VRS-user’s experience. Created by VB Deaf Stuff. Tags: operator, relay-service, videophone, VRS... -
Unshelved - Video Caption
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 12:31pm BST by deafjoke
Strip published on Monday, March 17, 2008. © 2008. Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaurn. Tags: caption, movie, video...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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More ASL Pepsi advertising
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 11:58am BST
(I'm not sure why this one done by Keith Wann and Justin Callaway didn't seem to get as much attention as the other one? Perhaps they're meant to link together or something. I don't know how USA advertising works?) Anyway - always good to see more ASL out there in the big wide world :o) Jen ...
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Uncle Bill’s Used Cochlear Implants
Posted: April 15th, 2008, 12:10pm BST by deafjoke
A short funny commercial. Created by VB Deaf Stuff. Tags: cochlear-implant, commercial, sales...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Problems with DeafRead
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 11:20pm BST
Earlier Tayler posted something about solutions for DeafRead. I've got my own thoughts on this, but its not quite the subject of this post. I've stopped using DeafRead, because it does not work for me and its having implications on the free flow of content. Since most of our UK readership won't know what it is, DeafRead is a moderated or filtered aggregator. The deal is best stuff (its subjective) goes on the front page. Anything else, including not deaf related content / not of mainstream interest / contains adult content and it gets pushed. Guidelines here. As far as I'm aware, its moderated solely by humans living in North America, yet has some international reach. Am ...
Stop Eugenics!
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Disability Now Coverage
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 1:45pm BST by Alison Bryan
Disability Now wrote a recent Editorial which can be seen here [PDF]. This compliments a recent article by Dr Steve Emery, in the same publication. Details of other media coverage can be found here and here. An updated list will follow shortly. ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Two Black Eyes
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 12:43pm BST by deafjoke
A Deaf Joke story by Neal Thompson as NeaLAUGH. Laugh is Health. Tags: music, nealaugh, visual...
TigerDeafie
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Telegraph on ‘deaf babies’ we are still failing to get the message across
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:50pm BST by TigerDeafie
This report appeared in the Daily Telegraph today. It is a positive report in so many ways, as it demonstrates what we already know: pressure from activists (you see, pressure politics DOES work!!) has actually forced the Department of Health into a climbdown (though whether it will find its way to Parliament is a different matter). I [...]... -
That Inspiring Debate on Genetics in UK on 9th April…with a caveat
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:26pm BST by TigerDeafie
This post is coming somewhat a few days after the event of 9th April, but better late than never I hope! I have taken a jolt from the events surrounding the fact that one person at the event was attacked by a couple of others (more on that later): that is not a nice feeling when [...]...
Stop Eugenics!
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Transcript: BBC Radio Wales, Good Morning Wales
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 1:02pm BST by Alison Bryan
BBC Radio Wales’ programme Good Morning Wales broadcast a debate on genetics on Wednesday 9th April 2008, at approxtimately 8:40am. Here’s a transcript, with thanks to Claire from TeamHado. Rhun ap Iowerth – Now you might assume that if deaf people have children, they’d hope that their hearing would be normal. However, you might be wrong. There’s an intriguing debate going on at the moment over whether such parents should be able to choose if their child is deaf or not. Bethan Rhys Roberts – well, a clause in the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill going through Parliament at the moment would mean embryos used in IVF treatment would have to be screened out if the ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Stupid VRS operator
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 12:37pm BST by deafjoke
Created by Zing31. Tags: girlfriend, relay, relay-service, videophone, VRS...
TigerDeafie
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‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ the taxi driver said.
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 12:12pm BST by TigerDeafie
Text message from a friend today: “Today my taxi driver asked me about my work, so I told him about the Bill, and his immediate response was, without me declaring my position on it all was ‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ and we went on from there. If it is so obvious to ‘the [...]...
DeafJoke.TV
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Car logos for the Deaf
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 12:55pm BST by deafjoke
Via B3ta board Tags: animation, car, logo, photo, sign-language...
Stop Eugenics!
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Letter from WFD to the Department of Health
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 8:30pm BST by Alison Bryan
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) wrote a letter to the Department of Health over their concerns over section 14(4)(9) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFEB). A copy of this letter can be found here [PDF]. It is good to get international support, and to get a wider frame of reference to the implications of this proposed legislation. ... -
Department of Health response to 19 March meeting
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 11:58am BST by Alison Bryan
On 19 March representatives met the HFE Bill team at the Department of Health. The summary of this meeting can be found here in English and BSL. The Department of Health has since formally responded to points raised, in English here [PDF] and a BSL translation: [See post to watch Flash video] ...
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Future of Deaf Access
Posted: April 7th, 2008, 12:16pm BST by deafjoke
A Deaf Joke story by Neal Thompson as NeaLAUGH. Tags: communication, hearing, keyboard, nealaugh... -
ASL Laughs: “Hearing Aid Changes His Living Will”
Posted: April 4th, 2008, 12:09pm BST by deafjoke
New hearing aid makes him changes his living will several times! Performed by John Lestina, ABC…. Tags: hearing-aids, life, will...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Hilarious!
Posted: April 4th, 2008, 2:17am BST
Go here. Says it all. Wonder if it was for a catalogue of condoms, to stop you having deaf babies ("RNID does not support the selection of a deaf embryo for IVF implantation where a hearing embryo is available")? And to think they churn ~£50 million smackers per annum, to look after us and again: to promote and encourage the prevention and mitigation of deafness and the better treatment, education, training, employment and welfare of people who are deaf or hard of hearing .... to promote, safeguard and protect the welfare of such people You must be prevented, but at the same time let all those 100k salaries care for your welfare! We pretend to ... -
Parliament: Deaf Communities & Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill
Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 11:41am BST
Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with representatives of deaf communities on provisions in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health) Officials at the Department have had contact with the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, the British Deaf Association, Islington Deaf Campaign and the Stop Eugenics group. Communication with these groups is ongoing. Source: Hansard They Work For You...
Tom's Deaf Advocacy
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Mets Continue to Diss the Deaf
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 5:43pm BST by tomwillard
Tradition Field, Mets Spring Training, Port St. Lucie, Fla., March 15, 2008. Photo by Tom Willard. +++++ The New York Mets have played only two games this season but have already lost one of their ace pitchers to what could be a serious injury. To which I say: Serves you right, you rat bastards!! I was a Mets [...]...
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Sleepover in farm
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:12pm BST by deafjoke
Created by DeafJoe3. Tags: animal, car, farm, noise, sleep...
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Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Dept of Innovation, Universities & Skills
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:06pm BST
Andy Reed is at it again, with his telephone questions: Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. David Lammy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has its telephone enquiry service provided as a shared service by the Department for Children Schools and Families. The Department for Children, Schools and Families' telephone inquiry service offers a textphone/minicom service for deaf people. They also accept inquiries by email, fax and letter. On information campaigns—such as provision of Student Finance—our advertising directs people to our ... -
Summary of the Meeting at the Department of Health
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 5:02pm BST
There is a post on Stop Eugenics, of a summary of the meeting at the Department of Health on 19 March 2008, to discuss concerns over clause 14(4)(9). This summary is available in both English and BSL. A direct link to the post can be found here....
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Summary of meeting at the Department of Health
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 3:36pm BST by Alison Bryan
On the 19 March 2008 representatives of Stop Eugenics, the BDA, the Progress Educational Trust and two individual genetics counsellors met with the HFE Bill Team at the Department of Health. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss our concerns over Clause 14(4)(9) and relevant Explanatory Notes of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HFEB). A summary of the meeting can be found in English here [PDF] and in British Sign Language: [See post to watch Flash video] The Department of Health will be releasing their response to this meeting in the near future. Stop Eugenics would like to thank all those involved for making this meeting happen. ...
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Vlogger on MTV NEXT!
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:34pm BST by deafjoke
Created by Cobra. Very funny You are next on MTV I put differents vlogger in MTV ‘Next’! Tags: blog, date, deafread, performance, television... -
ASL Laughs: “Car VS Bicycle”
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 11:22am GMT by deafjoke
The number one JohnABC joke! He has been saving this one up and decided to use it now! It is a HILARIOUS race between a bicycler and a car driver, all in ASL! Who do you think will win? Video humor story by John Lestina, ABC. Tags: bicycle, car, cheat, John Lestina, race...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Home Office
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:48am GMT
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by her Department through call centres. Liam Byrne (Minister of State, Home Office) The Home Office provides textphone facilities in all of its contact centres. The numbers are: Central Home Office: Textphone 020 7035 4742. Border Immigration Agency: Textphone 0800 389 8289. Identity and Passport Service: Textphone 0870 240 8090. Typetalk is also available through the 24-hour Passport Adviceline 0870 521 0410 Criminal Records Bureau: Textphone 0870 909 0811. Comment: Hello deaf organisations! This is called pissing about and time wasting. There's way too much serious work ... -
Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Department of Works & Pensions
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:26am GMT
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions) Deaf people can use the typetalk service or our separate textphone numbers to access all our call centres. Comment: Again, what is the deal with all these parliamentary questions on how to contact various departments by telephone. Does it actually necessitate a parliamentary question for this subject? Any random person can go use Typetalk now to phone up, and really doesn't need this amount of political work! There's plenty of other things deaf organisations could be doing ... -
Channel 4 Balls of Steel: Deaf TV with Miss Lee & Mark Nelson
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:34pm GMT
Last Friday Mark Nelson appeared on Channel 4's Balls of Steel: Don't watch it if you're easily offended! A transcript appears in the extended entry of this post, with thanks to Claire from Team HaDo....
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Sorenson VRS - “Medicine”
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:19am GMT by deafjoke
Directed and cast by Krizzy and Erick. This video is so FUNNY!! It’s gonna make you laughing so HARD! Tags: doctor, medicine, sorenson, television, videophone...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Attitudes within the House of Lords
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:33pm GMT
Parliament is a good place to weed out attitudes of our legislators, via the language used. Within a debate on Families, Community Cohesion and Social Action a speech from Baroness Platt of Writtle (Conservative), in the House of Lords stated: Macmillan nurses and Samaritans are wonderful too, as are the organisations specialising in care for the blind, the deaf and the arthritic. As many noble Lords have said, how lucky we are in our country to have the loving work of all those people. Okay! So those who are specialising in the care of the deaf, are wonderful and provide very loving work! For all of you working for deaf organisations, Baroness Platt says thank ...
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Toliet Wipe NEW TIPS!
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:40am GMT by deafjoke
No Kleenx. Kleenex expensive? Be creative… Save your $$$$. Use Toliet Paper. Let me show you! Created by Greg Eyben, NorthTrue. Tags: tips, tissue, toliet, tricks...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the HM Treasury
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:05am GMT
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. Angela Eagle (Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury) HM Treasury does not provide services through call centres. Comment: So HM Treasury doesn't speak to hearing people on the phone! Tax man doesn't use the telephone is a difficult one to believe. What about deaf employees, or aren't there any? Besides, what's with all these call centre questions in parliament? Is the rnid doing some indirect marketing or what?! Source: Hansard They Work For You See also: Parliament: Contacting the Department of Transport Parliament: ... -
Parliament: Deaf Telephone Access to the Department of Health
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 12:59am GMT
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by his Department through call centres. Ben Bradshaw (Minister of State, Department of Health) The Department has a single public facing call centre. This has a textphone and accepts calls made using Typetalk. Source: Hansard They Work For You See also: Parliament: Contacting the Department of Transport... -
Parliament: Contacting the Department of Transport
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 6:27pm GMT
Andy Reed (Loughborough, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what provision is made for deaf people to access services provided by her Department through call centres. Jim Fitzpatrick (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport) The Department for Transport and its agencies are very conscious of the need to provide a high level of service to all customers, including those with hearing disabilities. As a result, all call centres are able to communicate by phone with hearing impaired customers using text-based systems. Comment: this is a bog standard response from the government, and doesn't address the concern behind this question. The government would inevitably have sought advice from the rnid, which (a) is a predominately hearing run ... -
Parliament: Bus Services, Disabled
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 6:15pm GMT
Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2008, Official Report, column 2753W, on concessions: mentally ill, what the evidential basis is for determining which groups of disabled people should be entitled to concessionary bus fares. Rosie Winterton (Minister of State, Department for Transport) The Transport Act 2000 (or for those resident in London, the Greater London Authority Act 1999) set out the eligibility criteria for statutory concessionary bus travel, covering any person who: is blind or partially sighted; is profoundly or severely deaf; is without speech; has a disability, or has suffered an injury, which has a substantial and ...
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What OJO?
Posted: March 21st, 2008, 11:24am GMT by deafjoke
What can he do with OJO videophone? Performed by Jack Barr, Jack’s Eyes. This video clip is five minutes long. Link:[deafjoke.tv]. Tags: Jack-Barr, OJO, videophone...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deparmental Equality
Posted: March 20th, 2008, 10:53am GMT
Roger Berry (Kingswood, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what conclusions his Department has reached in fulfilment of the duty under section 3.111 of the statutory code of practice of the disability equality duty. Jonathan R Shaw (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs) and Minister for the South East), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) DEFRA was one of the Government Departments that was criticised by the Disability Rights Commission in 2007 for failing to produce an effective Disability Equality Scheme. Rather than trying to improve and strengthen the disability aspects of our Joint Equality Scheme, DEFRA took the opportunity to produce a more focused and effective single ... -
Parliament: Bus Services Concessions (2)
Posted: March 19th, 2008, 6:52pm GMT
Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2008, Official Report, column 2753W, on concessions: mentally ill, if she will make it her policy to hold a consultation on broadening the scope of the eligibility criteria for statutory concessionary bus fares. Rosie Winterton (Minister of State, Department for Transport) The Transport Act 2000 (or for those resident in London, the Greater London Authority Act 1999) make provision for concessionary travel to a wide range of disabled people. Categories of disability were drawn up following representation from local government and support from the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee. The people eligible are as ...
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Best Condom part 2 Next Deaf Generation
Posted: March 19th, 2008, 9:24am GMT by deafjoke
4 minute long vlog by Terri Watts. If you have missed the part one, go there and watch. Check it out! [deafjoke.tv]. Tags: communication, condom, father-son, girlfriend, love, relationship...
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Transcript: CBC Radio’s As It Happens
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:20pm GMT by Jen Dodds
The issue has now reached Canada - CBC Radio interviewed Tomato Lichy for the As It Happens programme, which was broadcast last night. Listen here (for a limited time). Many thanks to Mary Therese Durr for transcribing it below: Title: A deaf couple in England wants a second deaf child but the government won’t hear of it. Introduction: Tomato Lichy and his partner, Paula Garfield, are trying for another baby, but trying for this baby has put them in an unusual fight. Both parents were born with congenital deafness. Their first child deaf is deaf and now they want their second child to be deaf as well. Which is a possibility, thanks to modern genetic testing and ...
TigerDeafie
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Five years after BSL is acknowledged: was it worth it?
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:08pm GMT by TigerDeafie
Today is five years to the day that BSL was finally acknowledged (although it’s down as being ‘recognised’ in the official statement I don’t buy it) by the UK governement. Let me be clear. Deaf people should celebrate because it wouldn’t have happened without the action of people up and down the country: the marches, the [...]...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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The 5th anniversary of apathy BSL recognition
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 9:23am GMT
Yep, five years ago today, the Government announced that it recognised BSL as an official British language. Whoopee-do! A few months later, we had another (pre-planned) march through London to push for a BSL Act. This banner was there: And on the back, it wisely said... Did we? Umm, no. I've said it before and I'll say it again - we British Deaf NEED to get off our arses and do something useful without squabbling or saying "oh, he's doing it, you don't need me." We do need you. More than ever before! And on a final note - one final question - do you think anyone would ever ... -
b3ta: Car logos for the deaf
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 10:01pm GMT
b3ta.com, a time wasting Friday afternoon site, recently published on its boards "Car logos for the deaf" Petrolheads, how many do you recognise? via JK - thanks!... -
Parliament: Bus Services Concessions
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 3:57pm GMT
Deaf people in the UK are generally entitled to a free bus pass. In April, those living in England will be entitled to travel throughout England for free. Recently a question came up in parliament, in relation to mental health but the answer touched on the legal criteria for bus passes (which includes deaf people): Bob Laxton (Derby North, Labour): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations she has received on the withdrawal of concessionary bus fares for people with mental health problems as a result of the introduction of the national concessionary bus travel scheme in (a) Derbyshire and (b) other areas; and if she will make a statement. Rosie Winterton ...
Stop Eugenics!
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Deaf People & Genetics: Media Coverage, Part 2
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 2:17pm GMT by Alison Bryan
Following this post, here’s the second summary of coverage on this subject (from the past week): Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live: The Victoria Derbyshire Show, Transcript here, Discussion here and here BBC Radio 4: The Moral Maze, transcript and online discussion BBC World Service: Have Your Say, transcript, discussion, and transcript comment BBC Radio 4: Today, Lord Winston & Professor Jones, transcript Television: BBC Breakfast: Interview with Tomato Lichy and Paula Garfield BBC Breakfast: Interview with Jackie Ballard (link to follow) Scottish Television: The Five Thirty Show, Transcript here BBC News: Catholic pressure on ...
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DBC shaved AGBAD’s beard
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 10:10am GMT by deafjoke
Joke about AGBAD’s beard being shaved. go watch it and understand yourself enjoy watch. Performed by Joshua Womick, VAMPBAT. [deafjoke.tv] Tags: AGB, Alexander-Bell, beard, shave...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Parliament: Departmental Translation Services
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 4:48pm GMT
Recently there was a parliamentary question on the proportion of translation services contracted out to commercial providers: Roger Gale (North Thanet, Conservative) To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of his Department's translation and interpreting work is outsourced through framework agreements with commercial providers; and if he will make a statement. Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions) Under the Race Relations Amendment Act (2000) and the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), the Department has a responsibility to make appropriate provision to communicate with customers who do not speak English or Welsh, or who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, or who provide the Department, at our request, legal or official documents ...
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Transcript: BBC Radio 5 Live’s The Victoria Derbyshire Show
Posted: March 14th, 2008, 7:51pm GMT by Jen Dodds
Broadcast on Wednesday at 9am, this programme featured interviews with Tomato Lichy and Paula Garfield, the RNID’s Jackie Ballard and David Blunkett, then a phone-in discussion, with quite a few phone calls from parents of deaf children and people who know Deaf people. Listen here. Discussions here and here. Big thanks to Claire from Team HaDo for transcribing it below! Victoria Derbyshire – Also this morning an important and for some very worrying debate – should IVF treatment screen out embryos that are likely to develop disabilities? One deaf couple doesn’t think so. They want to try for a child using IVF, but say that a proposed law would force doctors to screen out some embryos ... -
Transcript: Scottish Television’s The Five Thirty Show
Posted: March 14th, 2008, 7:30pm GMT by Jen Dodds
The British Deaf Association’s Richard Jones was interviewed on Scottish Televisions’ The Five Thirty Show on Wednesday. You can watch it here (link valid until Tuesday 18th March). Richard uses BSL but there are no subtitles - many thanks to Rachel Belk for transcribing it below: Male presenter (Stephen): Now, who would choose for their child to be anything less than perfect? Well, a Deaf couple in say they, at least, would like the option. New fertility legislation is set to make it illegal to use embryos with an abnormality like deafness during IVF treatment, but the couple argue that is discrimination. Female presenter (Debi): They believe they have the right to choose to have a ...
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The wise young guy and the zombies
Posted: March 14th, 2008, 2:49pm GMT by TigerDeafie
Its been one crazy week, with the media having gone barmy for the Deaf genetics story; it has probably been covered by nearly all newspapers, and loads more radio stations. Give it a few more days and the entire UK radio network will be complete! Oh, the irony, radio, the most inaccessible media of the [...]...