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A BSL Act: to do or not to do, that is the question Grumpy Old Deafies Last night I posted my thoughts onTwitter (@Deaf) about any current campaign for a BSL Act and ended up in a discussion with a few people. This is a rehash of the comments I made last night (and also to two other people in the past week). Personally I think there is only one way to get BSL on the government agenda at the minute, that's through compliance of the UN... Tue, Mar 19 2013 Who got the £1.5 million BSL Recognition funding? Grumpy Old Deafies So today supposedly ten years since BSL was "recognised". I have a lot of thoughts which I am not going to detail here. However, I keep getting asked who got the £1.5 million BSL recognition funding, following the government's announcement in 2003. I have this information in my own archives and notes but part of this is also archived online here. Initially only ... Tue, Mar 19 2013 BSL Recognition Timeline: A Work in Progress Grumpy Old Deafies I pulled this BSL recognition timeline together some years ago. If there's anything missing that should be added, please say something and I will add it. 16th Century – ‘Survey of Cornwall’ 1644 – John Bulwer, 'Chirologia' 1878 – International Congress, Paris 1880 – International Congress, Milan 1975 - Term British Sign Language coined by Dr. Mary Bren... Tue, Mar 19 2013 Guest Post: The Deaf school that damaged my marriage Grumpy Old Deafies The following is a guest post. The Deaf school that damaged my marriage My husband David* (not his real name) and I, both of who are Deaf, are currently living in separate houses. He was released from a police interview yesterday without charge, and has gone to stay at his parents’ house until Monday. My three children are staying with me. He and I have agreed to ... Sun, Jul 15 2012 Deaf Organisation Control Freaks in Australia Too? Grumpy Old Deafies This blog post is about Australian Deaf politics, which I don't know a lot about. So I do not have an opinion on any of the issues within, nor can I even verify anything. The ins and outs I don't relate to (Australia is half a world away), just the underlying theme of how deaf people can be treated. I read this post, Going Going Gone?? on The Rebuttal this morning.... Mon, Feb 27 2012 What do Deaf people spent their DLA on? Grumpy Old Deafies If you're in the UK, much of the news is currently dominated by the abolition of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and replacing this with Personal Independence Payment (PIP). I am going to assume people reading this basically know what DLA is, and a little bit about the proposed changes (otherwise this post is going to be too long). For this reason, the rest of thi... Wed, Jan 18 2012 Glasses that Subtitle Grumpy Old Deafies This morning the BBC ran an item on glasses that had the ability to show subtitles, you can see more here. First, let it be said I am a social networking geek, I dig technology and innovation. Anyone who has followed me online long enough will get I'm a big user of such tech and always an early adapter. So as far as these glasses go, on a surface level they are a f... Thu, Aug 25 2011 Ahem, a New Logo Grumpy Old Deafies Not designed by me. Perhaps a response to a certain deaf organisation who managed to celebrate a major birthday, where d/Deaf people felt they got pissed on and two fingers stuck up at them. Just sayin'. Update: someone left a message on Facebook, "DELETE THE DEAF!" Sat, Jun 11 2011 Art: LIS Not Mime! Grumpy Old Deafies Artwork by Ramon Woolfe, in support of LIS and the Italian Deaf Community: Want to create some art? Please do, and lets show the Italians we support them. I will put it here, with full credit. Fri, May 27 2011 Reflection on 25th May in Rome, by the ANIOS President Grumpy Old Deafies This is an English translation by Marco Nardi of reflections of the 25 May 2011 by the ANIOS President, Marcello Cardarelli. Hi to you all, The first day of protest has gone by. Yesterday morning (25th May 2011), there were many of us in SS Apostoli square (Rome - Italy), for the first day of remonstrations. An intense day that has emotionally and professionally dra... Thu, May 26 2011 Round Up of Deaf Organisation Support Grumpy Old Deafies Here's a round up of deaf organisation support: World Federation of the Deaf: WFD expressed its support for the recognition of the Italian sign language Austrian Deaf Association, Austria: Letter to the Italian ambassador British Deaf Association, United Kingdom: BDA supports recognition of Italian Sign Language (LIS) National Association of the Deaf, USA NAD ... Thu, May 26 2011 Protest Round Up on Wednesday 25 May 2011 Grumpy Old Deafies This is a round up of the coverage (I know about), for the protests on Wednesday 25 May 2011, in support of the Italian Deaf community in their quest for recognition of LIS. Before the jump, this rallying of support - it is a privilege to be part of such a community. Watching the videos, looking at the photos and commentary; I know I'm not the only one who's proud o... Thu, May 26 2011 Comments from John Walker on the Situation in Italy Grumpy Old Deafies This is some commentary from John Walker on what's happening in Italy (his partner is Italian): I had a conversation with a friend in Italy, the motives for LMG is a little more sinister. Members of the upper house were influenced by the organisation representing parents of deaf children and the equivalent to the national health service. They are nervous that money w... Thu, May 26 2011 Press Release from FIADDA Tuscany Grumpy Old Deafies Whilst searching the web last night, I found this FIADDA Toscana onlus (Tuscany) a Press Release [PDF] (in Italian) on why it was encouraging people to say no to LIS: FIADDA Tuscany onlus Italian Families Association for the Defense of the Rights of Deafness Via delle Porte Nuove, 33 - 50144 Florence tel. / fax 055-3289950 - SMS 339-2497469 [link] info@fiaddatoscan... Thu, May 26 2011 Whilst searching the web last night, I found this FIADDA... Grumpy Old Deafies Whilst searching the web last night, I found this FIADDA Toscana onlus (Tuscany) statement Thu, May 26 2011 Deaf Londoners Preparing for the Protest at the Italian... Grumpy Old Deafies Thought you might like to see some Londoners preparing for the protest tomorrow. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. All photo credit: Ramas Rentelis Hope to see you there? Here are details of the protests / vigil that I know are happening tomorrow (London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Washington DC, Berlin). If you have not done so already, please sign this inte... Tue, May 24 2011 Press Release from the Irish Deaf Society: Vigil at the... Grumpy Old Deafies A Press Release from the Irish Deaf Society, relating to the vigil at the Italian Embassy in Dublin on 25 May 2005: At the moment, the Italian government is discussing the enactment of the Italian Sign Language (LIS) bill at the moment. However, a proposal was made to rename the Italian Sign Language as the language of mime and gesture (LMG), in effect reducing and d... Tue, May 24 2011 Note from Terry Riley, Chair BDA to those Protesting Grumpy Old Deafies Note from the BDA Chair, Terry Riley: 24th May 2011 To all you who are marching today Re: The British Deaf Association is appalled, at the proposed new change in the wording of the legislation being discussed by the Italian Parliament today.. It is not only an insult to sign language but to the Deaf people throughout the world who have fought many battles to g... Tue, May 24 2011 Press Release from the Belfast Protest in Support of the... Grumpy Old Deafies A Press Release from the organisers of the Belfast protest outside the Italian Consultate: to: The Irish News, The Belfast Telegraph, info@u.tv, BBC. URGENT PRESS RELEASE World Outcry Against Italian Parliament Bill There is a bill in the Italian Parliament that was originally going to recognize Italian Sign Language (LIS), but pro-CI/oral "special interests" succ... Tue, May 24 2011 Italian Embassy Events on Wednesday 25 May 2011 Grumpy Old Deafies These are details of protests or vigils happening outside the Italian Embassy or Consulate in London, Belfast, Dublin, Washington DC. London Facebook event Protest for Deaf Italian Community at Italian Embassy, London UK Wednesday 25 May 2011, 12 noon - 15:00 Italian Embassy, 14, Three Kings Yard, Davies Street, London W1Y 2EH. 12 noon - 15:00 Italian Sign Language... Tue, May 24 2011 How You Can Support the Italian Deaf Community Grumpy Old Deafies As I have previously blogged, the Parlamento Italiano (Parliament of Italy) tomorrow holds a crucial debate/vote on whether sign language is recognised in law as LIS (rather than LMG). See links at the bottom of this post, if you need to catch up. You can help by: 1. Write to the Italian Parliament direct. Note there is not much time, debate is Tuesday 24 May (CE... Mon, May 23 2011 Letter to the Italian Parliament from Dr Steven D. Emery Grumpy Old Deafies A letter from Dr Steven D. Emery, to the Parlamento Italiano: I am writing to you to object in the strongest possible terms, your Parlamento attempts to classify Lingua dei Segni Italiana (LIS) i.e. Italian Sign Language, with Linguaggio Mimico Gesturale (LMG). I understand you will be debating this in your Parlamento on Tuesday 24th May, and I would ask you to recon... Mon, May 23 2011 Protest at the Italian Embassy in London this Wednesday Grumpy Old Deafies There is a protest being organised at the Italian Embassy, London this Wednesday 25 May 2011 by John Walker and Marco Nardi. Address: 14 Three Kings Yard, Davies Street, London W1Y 2EH. Time: 12 noon - 15:00 Information in BSL by Ramas Rentelis: And Stefania Bella explains why she's going: If you're going, please let this Facebook group know: Protest for Deaf... Mon, May 23 2011 Letter to the Italian Embassy in Dublin by Dr. John Bosco... Grumpy Old Deafies Here is a letter from Dr. John Bosco Conama, sent to the Italian Embassy in Dublin. Both in ISL: And in English: May 23, 2011. L'Ambasciatore Valerio Augusto Astraldi, Italian Ambassador to Ireland. Italian Embassy in Dublin 63/65 Northumberland Road Dublin 4 Re: Italian parliament’s proposal to rename LIS (Lingua dei Segni italiana Italian Sign Language) as LM... Mon, May 23 2011 International Petition to Support Italy & UK Protest Grumpy Old Deafies Please sign this petition, against Italy's moves to downgrade sign language to being less than a language / mime and gesture. Also on Wednesday 25th May, John Walker and Marco Nardi will be at the Italian Embassy (14 Three Kings Yard, London W1K 4EH) at 12noon. They would love people to join them, in support. Support Italy. No LMG, forza LIS! See also: Italy migh... Mon, May 23 2011 Italy might as well say: Deaf People use Monkey Language! Grumpy Old Deafies Earlier I got an e mail via Paddy, which was in Italian. Deaf people in Italy were asking for support, over a Bill that was currently going through parliament. I had seen some mention of this online recently but I hadn't taken much notice. Mainly due to other commitments, the was a language barrier and it wasn't exactly my territory (although I take an interest in ... Sat, May 21 2011 Milan 1880: A Formal Apology at ICED Grumpy Old Deafies Currently the International Congress on Education of the Deaf (ICED) is taking place in Vancouver. The conference website can be found here. A statement was put forward to the congress, on Milan 1880. This is the draft text via Senan Dunne (which I got last night - about 14 hours ago, as I type): "…The resolutions of the 1880 congress in Milan: In 1880, an intern... Tue, Jul 20 2010 jnevans liked this Uganda: Death Sentence and Deaf People Grumpy Old Deafies Uganda's Anti Homesexuality Bill [PDF] is disturbing, across the board. Certain groups are take a harder hit, including the Deaf community. If you think LGBTQ issues have nothing to do with you, because "I'm straight" you're wrong. You do not have to be gay to be sentenced to death under this bill. I will go into why in a moment. However, a bit of background. Th... Sun, Feb 07 2010 Deaf Conference at the Vatican Grumpy Old Deafies A three day conference at the Vatican has taken place, “The Deaf Person in the Life of the Church”. Here's some footage, but no subtitles (there's some sign language used in parts, including BSL): If you want to read more about the conference, more here. Tue, Nov 24 2009 Deaf Christmas! Grumpy Old Deafies Are we just totally in love with Google? Today Google announed automatic captioning on YouTube. Plus more here, if you're interested: For the past few years, how to make user generated content (UGC) has played on my mind, and I could see the internet becoming less accessible to deaf people (a decade ago we had more access). Did people have the will to innovate... Thu, Nov 19 2009 Parliament Says You Have to Pay for an Interpreter! Grumpy Old Deafies After a long break (three months!), I write here again. I had decided to give up political blogging: its the most draining thing ever, especially doing it yourself. When writing about politics or inaccess, its usually of the negative or frustrating variety, and it eventually takes its toll. So I'm writing again, but I wish others would be more proactive (that's a h... Thu, Oct 22 2009 Dr. Ádám Kósa: MEP's Fighting the Underdogs Grumpy Old Deafies Deafies are now the underdogs! A programme that features Dr. Ádám Kósa, relevant bit starts at 15:10. Some interesting comments by Brussels, that they now need to think of 24 languages instead of 23. Hopefully Ádám's presence will start to make them think of sign languages a bit more. Elsewhere: MEP Profile: Ádám KÓSA See also: Dr. Ádám Kósa addresses the EU Pa... Thu, Jul 23 2009 Norwegian Commercial: Deaf Metal Grumpy Old Deafies Norwegian commercial with English subtitles: If you've ever worked or been involved with a deaf organisation or group, you'll know the old typo error: Dead Society, Institute of the Dead, Society of the Dead. A quick search, gives me death metal but I did find some webpage called Deaf Metal (its sound based, no point in visiting unless your ears work). Will leave... Thu, Jul 16 2009 Dr. Ádám Kósa address the EU Parliament Grumpy Old Deafies This morning at 09:39:44 (GMT +2) was historic, Dr. Ádám Kósa addressed the EU Parliament for 2 minutes and 37 seconds! I'm not that much of a geek, the EU Parliament website gives that information. Here's some footage, which I uploaded to Vimeo to make viewing easier: You have to love the smirk on Ádám's face at the end - fabulous! You can also find the videos ... Wed, Jul 15 2009 Helene Jarmer: Sign Language in the Parliament of Austria Grumpy Old Deafies Here's a video of Helene Jarmer using sign language in the Republik Österreich Parament (Parliament of Austria): Cool! Now where's sign language being used in the national parliament of your country? Elsewhere: Das österreichische Parlament See also: Helene Jarmer, Deaf Person to Sit in the Parliament of Austria Sun, Jul 12 2009 Trafalgar Square Plinth for Occupation: Get BSL Up There Grumpy Old Deafies One of the plinths in Trafalgar Square is basically up for occupation in the name of art. In other words, someone stands on the plinth for one hour as a 'living statute'. The project describes itself as: This summer, sculptor Antony Gormley invites you to help create an astonishing living monument. He is asking the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth... Mon, Jul 06 2009 Deaf Families Featured in a Government Parenting Campaign Grumpy Old Deafies Two videos has been produced by and for Deaf parents in the UK as part of Everyday Adventures in Parenting; with the support of the Parent Know How programme from the Department for Children, School and Families. My Favourite Day: Lending a Hand. Deaf parents Louis and Paula get involved in their children’s school life (4 minutes 12 seconds) Moving on Up. Two De... Thu, Jul 02 2009 At Glastonbury: a dig at RNID's Don't Lose the Music Grumpy Old Deafies Last weekend was Glastonbury, which means photos start popping up on Facebook. At the festival there was a DeafZone Tent, and this is one of the many photos snapped: I have to admit I totally howled out laughing; a nice bit of activism with humour. An obvious dig at the RNID and their ear plugs, or their Don't Lose The Music campaign. Photo credit: Maartje De Me... Tue, Jun 30 2009 Waiting For The World To Change Grumpy Old Deafies Some of you will have seen this before and it has a USA slant, but gets a point across: D-PAN's Waiting for the World to Change Elsewhere: D-PAN: Deaf Performing Artists Network Mon, Jun 29 2009 EHRC Human Rights Inquiry 2009: Launch Inaccessible Grumpy Old Deafies Today the EHRC launched the Human Rights Inquiry 2009. Last Friday I got an e mail from the EHRC telling me there would be a webcast this morning: The event will be broadcast live over the Internet giving you the opportunity to watch the launch of the inquiry's final report. Visit [link] from 10:45 on Monday to join the event. Secondly, @EHRC was reporting the... Mon, Jun 15 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 Grumpy Old Deafies The Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 has been released. I can only find one deaf related honour: Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the British Empire Philip Norman SAUNDERS For voluntary service to Hearing-Impaired People in Bath. (Bristol) Who is he? If you know, please leave your comments. Other possibilities, but more generic: Order of the Bri... Sat, Jun 13 2009 Helene Jarmer, Deaf person to sit in the Parliament of... Grumpy Old Deafies Helene Jarmer is to take a seat Parliament of Austria or as is properly known, the Republik Österreich Parament. She will take a seat for Die Grünen, in English, The Greens – The Green Alternative. Helene is taking over Ulrike Lunacek's (hearing) seat, who has just been elected to the European Parliament. Helene is the current President of Österreichischer Gehörlos... Tue, Jun 09 2009 DeafPundit liked this Helga Stevens, re-elected to the Flemish Parliament Grumpy Old Deafies Deaf lawyer, Helga Stevens has been re-elected to the Flemish Parliament as a candidate for N-VA. You can see the result here. Helga was first elected to the Flemish Parliament in 2004. As a bonus, here's the video. Helga is on the stage wearing a yellow jacket: More pictures over at EUD. Huge congratulations, to Helga. As a bonus, EUD also has some pictures ... Tue, Jun 09 2009 Sign Circle on Spanish Television Grumpy Old Deafies The 3rd Sign Circle Camping Festival was recently held in Lancashire. The festival was covered by Spanish television, TVE, En lengua de signos. Reporting is by Javier Guisado. The item starts at 16:32, if you can make out international sign or read Spanish. Congratulations to all those who got this festival off the ground. Mon, Jun 08 2009 Dr. Adam Kosa: First Deaf Member of European Parliament Grumpy Old Deafies Deaf lawyer, Dr. Ádám Kósa won his seat at the European Parliament! Here's a result (its in Hungarian). He represents FIDESZ (here's the Wikipedia page in English on FIDESZ (Hungarian Civic Union)). All I am capable of saying: bloody fantastic news, history has been made! Adam you go, congratulations! :) See also: European Parliament Elections: Dr. Adam Kosa El... Sun, Jun 07 2009 BSL Programme: Under the Lamp with Carolyn Nabarro Grumpy Old Deafies BSLBT is now screening a series, Under the Lamp with Carolyn Nabarro. This is a BSL chat style programme, and the guests for the first episode are Stephen Dering, Issy Schisselman and Oliver Westbury. It was produced by Remark! If you missed it or are outside the UK, you can catch it online. BSLBT's Wicked Series One is now complete, of which there were eight epis... Thu, May 28 2009 Learning from California Being Scared of Love (Prop 8) Grumpy Old Deafies Today the California Supreme Court upheld a decision on Prop 8, in other words banning gay marriage (existing 18,000 same sex couple marriages stand). Apart from thinking along the lines of, 'Hello, California! You might like to join the rest of us in 2009 sometime; until then you have no right to call yourself a progressive state. You disgust me', I came across t... Tue, May 26 2009 Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Grumpy Old Deafies The EHRC is the body for England, Wales and Scotland that is charged with the promotion of equality. From personal experience, in terms of meeting the needs of individuals it doesn't do this well (if you represent an organisation, your reality is distorted). Furthermore, how far removed it was from deaf people. Ask yourself this: what has the EHRC done for you? Re... Thu, May 21 2009 Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Irish Deaf Schools
Grumpy Old Deafies The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, in Ireland was established in 2000, which includes abuse in deaf schools. The Commission's Report [PDF], [HTML] has been released along with an Executive Summary [PDF], [HTML] has been released. The Executive Summary mentions deaf schools. Firstly: Chapter 13 deals with the final Christian Brothers’ School investigated b... Wed, May 20 2009 |
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