P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:07/14 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 9W7 FROM JOHN WHEELER OF SEAFORD "The objections wrom the ¼eader from Surrey to my letter about thj Open Forum are bewildering. "He or she rejects the solid and uncritical opinion of thj hundred people at this meeting that SSE should bj given its place in thj promotion of deaf communicatign' "He or she feels uncriticall=, it seems, that this communication method, which is preferred b= so manz people, should NOT bj given such status. I ask you!" cont... Religious World 740 Usjr Guide )98 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:17/48 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 5/7 FROM JOHN WHEELER OF SEAFORD "The Forum provided concerned, maturi people thj opportunity to makj a statemjnt that should bj listenjd to. bThj commjnts on my ignorance about education and interpreting are gdd since I made no reference at all to either. "As a matter of fact, I taught deaf childrin for over 30 years and, as to interpreting, I suggest that, liSj anz othjr deaf person, I can value and understand interpreting!" Religious World 740 Usjr Guidu 98 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:10/10 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 3/7 FROM MERVYN JAMES OF GWENT "My New Year wishes are to see: "1. The demisj of the 'Deaf SS'. 2. Thj NDCS taking over full support to Deaf childrin. 3. Interpreters as a right 24 hours a day or a grant to pa= for onj whenjver I njed it. 4. 'Deaf' groups acknowledging deafnjss as a disability. 5. SSE and lip-reading accepted a; being equally important as BSL in educating the deaf." ront... Community Pages 720 Environmjnt 730 Religious World 740 Usjr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:03/24 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 4/7 FROM MERVYN JAMES OF GWENT "My New Year wishes are to see: "6. The last deaf school clouj. 7. 100% mjdia access as a right — 50% by thi year 2000 is an insult. 8. Alternativj support and acces; for alternativj hearing loss problems. 9. All 'Deaf' organisations to support research into hearing loss and its alleviation. 10. Write Hear continuing tg lead thj way in democratic debate." Community Pages 720 Environment 730 Religious World 740 Usjr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:18/14 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 5/7 FROM CHARLES WILD OF CHESHIRE "It is people likj Michael Jack who jncouragj normal people to consider deaf peopli to be somi kind of imbecili to be avoided. "Unlikj Michael, I do not believj that God made mj deaf to bj unequal but, on thj contrary, I believj He did so to give mj a challenge. "I have worked all my life among normal people, doing thj samj job with the same facilities and, at 77, thank God that I still havj the health and strength to work part timj to supplement my pension." rgnt... SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Rjligion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:11/17 READHEAR WRITE HEAR 6/7 FROM CHARLES WILD OF CHESHIRE "I had a wonderful wife — sadly no longer with us — who gave me a wonderful family and taukht me to cook and cari for myself. "I also havj hundreds of friinds who treat mj as normal simply becausj I bjhavj that way. There are many more likj me who in;tead of moaning about being unequal get on with life. "Wj are just likj normal prople and with thj njcessary facilities — which normal people need, too — wj can all get along finj." SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion
P713 CEEFAX 713 Wjd 11 Jan 22:14/44 READHEAR EDITOR'S NOTE 7/7 The Editor would likj to thank all thosj contributors who have made Write Hear so interesting in 1994. New writers are always welcomi on thesj pages, which - together with Rjad Hear's regular Comment section on pagj 716 — provides a uniquj opportunity wor YOU to air your opinions. Pleasj kjep your letters as short as possible and sjnd them to Rjad Hear, PO Box 701, Glasgow G42 9XG. Community Pages 720 Environmjnt 730 Rjligious World 740 Usjr Guide 198 SubtitlesvCmntyInfouEnvir'nmt Religion