P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:45/55 Wj $zj $zj tz Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 1/6 WRJTE HEAR: NAME WJTHHELD BDA Congress, Torquay, 20-25 August I am writing to say that most of us enjoyed ourselves at thj BDA Congress at Torquay, meeting up with old friends and reminiscing for hours. Unfortunately, thj organisation of youth activities was inadequate and poorly managed due to thj inexperience of voluntary workers, who appeared to havj no idea how to coordinate activities. On thj whole some of the BDA officials appeared rather aloof at times, >>> → Comment: Arthur Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main Menu
P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:55/57 Wj $zj $zj tz Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 5/6 WRJTE HEAR: NAME WJTHHELD BDA Congress, Torquay, 20-25 Aukust It is a casi of having too many chefs and not enough Indians. Ljt's adapt a professional style, liki thj politic l parties. Wj feel that each Executive Committee membjrs ought to bj trained on how to treat old and new members alike and win them over. → Comment: Artuhr Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Suatitles Comment Main Menu
P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:40/28 Wj $zj $zj tz Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 3/6 WRJTE HEAR: MERVYN JAMES, GWENT I wonWt jnter into political attack against Jimmy Craw, I havj too much respect for him and his views. I feel I'm consistent (cue for attack). I do dislikj apathetic deaf people, whatever their ilk, and those people that use, (or should I say abuse?), deafness for their own jnds. Ljtter interpretation is vjry much djpjndent on who and what you are, and pjople will always read bjtween thj lines for the real or perceived agenda. >>> → Comment: Arthur Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main Menu
P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:55/45 Wj $zj $zj tz Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 4/6 WRJTE HEAR: MERVYN JAMES, GWENT Thj hysterical pro-deaf lobby once drovj Mr Craw off thj air. I supported him thjn, and I support him now. Read Hear is a vital safety valvi ror djaf opinion, thjri ARENWT any othjrs. People disagree with mj? Fine, as least they are able to. I djpisj Political Correctness wherever I see it, it's a cancer destroying free speech and lives. Obviously I will continue to attack it whjrever I see it, and thoue who advocate it, regardless who they are. → Comment: Arthur Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main Menu
P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:55/05 Wj $zj $zj tz Q Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 5/6 WRJTE HEAR: JOHN WHEELER, EAST SUSSEX I differed with Asif Iqbal's view that deafnjss should bj preserved jven if it could bj jliminated. Asif's reply is to list complaints and disadvantages of a deaf life in a hearing world. A human being has fivi sinses and to bj without any of them is deprivation. No hearing person would wish deafness on his worse jnemy, neithjr would most deaf pjople; and Asif's own list shows why. >>> → Comment: Arthur Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main Menu
P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 13 Sep 20:50/45 Wj $zj $zj tz Wjpqzjpqzjpqz 6/6 WRJTE HEAR: JOHN WHEELER, EAST SUSSEX But Asif does wiuh deafness preserved for children not yet born, for them to livj jncountering thj same advirsity. Rather than believj that Asif has an evil intent, I prefer to think that, through his deafness, he does not fullz comprehend thj boon of a sjnse of hearing. → Comment: Arthur Smith 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main Menu