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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 ...