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RNID leans on BBC ?
At The Rim Why is the BBC suppressing an government report, criticizing the RNID's 'Typetalk' text system ? My last blog which gave links and an insight to what is, an official report, is deemed too 'hot' for the BBC ? Surely deaf people have a right to be informed, when they have been validated for their criticism of this system and abandoned it day one ? Sour grapes from th...
Audism Tech Culture Fri, Jul 03 2009 · 20 hours ago

Ofcom Slams Typetalk as obsolete and Useless ?
At The Rim Ofcom has final supported, what deaf have been telling the RNID for the past 8 years, in that the 'Typetalk' text-relay system is no use to deaf people, and doesn't work for them. The RNID's flagship BT collaboration system is now in tatters, so how long will BT continue to fund this Turkey of a system ? Even at this time, the RNID is continuing to put funds into t...
Audism Tech Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009

Inbreeding to blame for deaf village ?
At The Rim India's "silent" village of deaf-mutes"I think it is because of a genetic problem," Mohammed said. "Close relatives marry here. In the past there was no immunization given and also there is a lack of iodine and salt."Lack of education, and hearing aids, has left many locals disillusioned about the future."These days it is so difficult to find matches for well educated...
Media Culture Tue, Jun 30 2009

Saving for Posterity ?
At The Rim Since being online I've read a lot of stuff on deaf and other issues, learnt about inspirational deaf and others, read good blogs and vblogs, read total rubbish too ! but this is all now part and parcel of the deaf experience. However, unlike records written in books to act as an historical resource, blogs and vblogs can vanish overnight, so all that referential info...
Tech Culture Fri, Jun 26 2009

CI's dangers not spelled out ? Think again...
At The Rim Since everyone and their dog is complaining about, or projecting for, cochlear implants, here's another angle on the aspect of 'uniformed choice' ... Indeed here is a (partial), reproduction of an typical consent (American) form given to potential implantees, which surely refute any cultural suggestions parents and others are not informed ? Granted it doesn't include ...
Sun, Jun 21 2009

AUDISM DEFINITION CHALLENGE
At The Rim Who has challenged the defintion of audism ? Why ? Those who did object targetted the fact deaf could also be Audists ? Pro-'Deaf' to the exclusion of others is also Audistic behaviour ? Would this include total and blanket opposition to CI's I wonder ? Wiki cites there is NO verifiction on the definition of Audism ? It is not based on any verifiable proof ? 100s ...
Media Audism Tech Culture Tue, Jun 16 2009

Human rights Group Abuses Deaf rights.
At The Rim Welcome to the wonderful world of Human Rights versus Deaf rights, As displayed by the very group set up to promote them ! First read 'Grumpy Old Deafies' e-mail on the access, (or rather none of it to follow proceedings properly !).I am a deaf person. Today I tried to watch the webcast Here For part of the webcast (when Jack Straw spoke), an interpreter was partly ...
Legal Culture Mon, Jun 15 2009

Mamma we're all Crazee now ?
At The Rim The UK sits on a time bomb regarding its future community, 40% of deaf children are now reputed to have mental health issues. I think it is too simplistic to blame education, implantations. It may well just be, that identification is wider now, that deaf are entering areas of mainstream monitoring where it is more expected and likely to be picked up. There were many...
Sun, Jun 14 2009

And on the 8th day......
At The Rim I'm not surprised he or she is 'unknown'.... very naive very out of touch really.... Here's a new set of practical and more realistic commandments perhaps ?(1) Thou shall not demand sign language/lip-reading or any other communication mode of support as a preference, only, as a proven need.(2) Thou shall not demand equal access unless you fully intend to utilise every...
Language Culture Thu, Jun 11 2009
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The Armchair Sessions
At The Rim The armchair critics, are they the voice of knowledge ? experience ? and reason ? or just apathetic and dissociated moaners ?Whenever we talk or debate deaf issues, often we put up with 'expert' comments from some of our well-meaning deaf friends. They go into great detail as to why Culture is in decline, CI's are on the rise, deafhood is the new bible, and Audism, or...
Audism Tech Culture Sun, Jun 07 2009

Why Lip-reading isn't working...
At The Rim The continuing decimation of many of the UK's lip-reading classes has been blamed on the uptake of sign language and it being more accepted generally. The real reason is somewhat less 'acceptable', in that it is probably down to the very poor approaches made to teaching lip-reading to those losing hearing, and the acquired dead people putting demands on these classes...
Language Education Culture Tue, Jun 02 2009

One In Severn
At The Rim The long awaited launch of 'One In Severn' has now a release date at last ! After 3 years of discussions, campaigns, and demands from deaf people for an alternative to the RNID's magazine, for one that would concentrate on deaf issues and not hearing ones, and finally recognise deaf people, after 15 years of RNID neglect.Are you a deaf person who wants to write an ar...
Culture Sat, May 30 2009

The User's Tale....
At The Rim The ongoing issue of deaf representation in charitable groups insisting they have our 'ear' and voices, continues unabated, Australians as well as British have raised serious concern of deaf people's rights being ignored by the very people set up to help them. Most rank and File object to charities doing this, but few are offering challenges to their remits, I object...
Wed, May 27 2009

Bodily Functions
At The Rim Sorry culture doesn't figure in the scheme of things. Take for example the UK critieria for claiming state allowances for deafness or hearing loss, no mention whatever of a culture. A basic 'allowance' most UK deaf people get is the DLA (Disability Living Allowance), again no connections to anything remotely cultural, you can't claim for that. I suggested that this...
Language Legal Culture Fri, May 22 2009

Rise and Fall of the Brit deaf community
At The Rim We've lost out to the cyber twitters, the facebook trivilaists, the unsocial networks, the community by cyber-proxy. It really is amazing how British deaf feel they have it all at present. Most is down to the power of online spin medias, and the finest charitable exponents of cyber bull manure, are the deaf support areas online. Deaf have vanished from the street, cl...
Audism Culture Wed, May 20 2009
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UK Charities anti-deaf ?
At The Rim I was reading a discreet and 'in house' job agency for the charity sector in the UK (They don't advertise jobs to grass roots disabled people), and a blurb was "Charity a force for Good and helping more people..." They advertised 26 jobs, none of them had a proviso deaf or hard of hearing applicants would get equal consideration or were even wanted as a requirement v...
Audism Culture Sun, May 17 2009

SHUT IT OR LOSE IT Campaign by the RNIH
At The Rim Currently, 18 to 25-year-olds are putting themselves at three times the risk of hearing loss than those in the same age group just 10 years ago. This is good news to the RNIH, due not only to workplace noise but also for the potential of paying the RNIH excessively exorbitant fees to tell them they are too stupid, to turn it down a bit.The increase in music and noise ...
Audism Culture Sat, May 16 2009

What do Deaf want to be when they grow up ?
At The Rim Questions for members of the deaf community who suggest current education is not geared for, or equips deaf people for their language, or culture, or for the wider area of hearing-speaking society where they hope one day to work, and they want one specific to them.Question 1: What IS the type, and scope of the teaching set up and curriculum, they want ? Let's have it...
Language Education Culture Mon, May 11 2009

The Deaf Politic
At The Rim Or how I learnt to stop caring about charity, and how I welcome their demise...What is representation without grass root support ? What is charity, if just a means of prolonging the medical image of deafness, to self sustain? Gagging of UK charities, is not against our interests if there is no grass root membership of note, and certainly NOT against our interests wh...
Culture Sun, May 10 2009

Third Sector Misled by The RNID
At The Rim The ban on political advertising by charities is misguided, says Brian Lamb. Brian Lamb, is the executive director of advocacy and policy, RNIDWhy have Oxfam, Amnesty International, Shelter, the RSPCA and Make Poverty History all fallen foul of the law?The answer lies in the Communications Act 2003. The act bans advertising by "political" bodies and advertisements "di...
Media Language Audism Legal Culture Fri, May 08 2009

The real deaf future ?
At The Rim What young deaf really think, about their future in the UK. What they say today happens tomorrow, doesn't it, at least most seem to have clearly accepted (A) The CI is here to stay, and (B) They want even more electronic technology and bio-medicine advances to enhance some hearing too. For those who say this undermines sign language and culture, read too, they suppor...
Education Tech Culture Fri, May 08 2009

An Open letter to deaf pundit.
At The Rim In response to Deaf Pundit. To begin, at the beginning..... Not so long ago, I shared the exasperation of the deaf groups that didn't talk to each other and continued to maintain the cultural and hearing loss, and educational divides, and also those that promoted opposing approaches to deaf people via communications too. So I did a blog ! It was a spoof blog, this w...
Audism Culture Wed, May 06 2009

Leave the Girl alone...
At The Rim Recent blogs deriding a young girl who wanted to teach the deaf because she wore a CI, seems to show the real depths of division and petty whinging we still see from those who despise the CI so much, and then transfer that hatred of it to the people that have them. All this straight from the very people who say "The CI is a thing, not a person..", but then use the pe...
Education Tech Culture Fri, May 01 2009

Yippeee ! It's 'Deaf' week ?
At The Rim Another didn't know I didn't know ! This event seems to have been completely missed by many rank and file deaf people in the UK, so is it now time to wind up these 'weeks' ? do they actually do anything for the deaf ? Most events seem to be run by hearing people selling hearing aid information, or a few signers giving a free lesson out, but the actually involvement...
Culture Thu, Apr 30 2009

Coda's, a help or not ?
At The Rim You don't often get a CODA view, but I recently responded to one, who said his older deaf parents took little interest in online issues and their view was it only happens online as far as he can see and his parents continue about their daily lives virtually oblivious to what goes on, as do their friends. He ended up stating he was happy to continue supporting both at...
Audism Culture Wed, Apr 29 2009

Mother, Father Not Deaf...
At The Rim Return to OZ (III)Hello mother, hello father,Here I am at deaf. read nirvana.they say it's very, entertaining,And they say we'll have great fun when we're all signing.I went debating with Ka'lalaHe told me, MM, you talk some hoo-haI said I signed some, but not a lot MomHe told me where I could stick my view some..Fellow bloggers, they're always fightingAnd at times, ...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Tue, Apr 28 2009

Have a guess... ?
At The Rim Proof some Lip-reading classes may now support some sign language use, but there does seem an issue of no-one actually teaching that at the lip-reading classes,or including it holistically as part of an communication support strategy. Can handing out a printed sheet with some signs on fit the bill ? I think not. With 70% guesswork involved and this statement coming...
Education Culture Mon, Apr 27 2009

Deaf Letter
At The Rim Deaf Deaf,Deaf Deaf Deaf Deaf deaf ! Deaf Deaf (deaf ?), Deaf deaf DEAF !! Deaf....Deaf DEAF ?! Deaf Deaf (Deaf-deaf), DEAF deaf deaf DeaF Deaf, deaf DEAF ! Deaf Deaf Deaf Deaf Deaf, Deaf, Deaf Deaf, Deaf Deaf deaf Deaf/deaf,deaf/Deaf ? Deaf DEAF Deaf ! Deaf-deaf, DEAF-Deaf ? Deaf deaf MM.
Culture Sat, Apr 25 2009

Kalalau's Blunder
At The Rim I had not intended to respond to this person any more, but this has to be the most hypocritical and thinly-veiled duplicitous offensive post Carl Schroeder has so far written this month, and that is going some.... His continued blocking of response to his view, is also testament to his totally blind obedience to his own viewpoint, to other exclusion of all others, I h...
Language Audism Culture Fri, Apr 24 2009

Lip-reading computers detect different languages
At The Rim Scientists at the University of East Anglia have created lip-reading computers that can distinguish between different languages. Computers that can read lips are already in development but this is the first time they have been ‘taught’ to recognise different languages. The discovery could have practical uses for deaf people, for law enforcement agencies, and in noisy...
Tech Thu, Apr 23 2009

Dear Carl (II)
At The Rim I've read a LOT of recent blogs regarding the grammar and meanings and culture that surround ASL recently, struggling with the fact it is in a language unknown to me. I'll need some leeway as I can only go via responses I can understand. Being of no fixed cultural abode at present (I've my name down for 3 to be on the safe side !), it seems the problem is in confusi...
Language Audism Tech Culture Wed, Apr 22 2009

Never mind the Deaf Width, feel the Social Quality...
At The Rim We were discussing in the UK the issue of basic allowances and subsistence payments the state provide to deaf people, and if, it is dispensed appropriately, or if it meets the deaf need at all. An allowance many in the UK have serious issues with, is the DLA one (Disability Living Allowance),which is almost impossible to claim for most, or if you do qualify, you get ...
Audism Legal Culture Wed, Apr 22 2009

Eureka !!!
At The Rim OK guys, all bets are off, this latest British innovation manages to overcome all the CI problems and issues with Deaf Culture and language, it is simply, the CI-POD, now signing or Implanted, hard of Hearing, or just on the way there, those barriers simply won't exist........ Not a deaf cure, but a means to overcome deaf reservations ? SORTED ! Plug in memory modul...
Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Apr 20 2009

The MM Deaf.read Guide
At The Rim Forthcoming vblogs may include:(1) Avoiding Twitter and Facebook nerds, and social sites (Beginner level)..(2) How to spot gizmo aficionado's and avoid them too.(3) Displaying the latest and exciting new 'ism' phone, guaranteed to identify every known ism on the planet, just type in any letter of the alphabet and get an instant 'ism' to fit any deaf/Deaf/CI issue, the...
Media Language Tech Culture Mon, Apr 20 2009

Dear Carl....
At The Rim I long accepted Carl Schroeder was an eminently able and educated deaf person, more the reason what I cannot understand, is his way of conveying comment. Recent anti-CI blogs have re-emerged again. Mishka and even Mr Taylor at Deaf.read has offered a view, I may as well give my 10 cents worth, albeit I prefer to discuss the way comments are being offered.On the one ...
Language Audism Tech Culture Sat, Apr 18 2009

British Deaf in Drive to get Access to Surgeries.
At The Rim A joke perhaps, but one wearing pretty thin in the UK.This latest news report raises again the poor access most doctor's surgeries offer to deaf people. It is believed 85% of most local UK surgeries are not accessible still to deaf people, the onus still considerably on the deaf and their families to pick up the rights given them via law, but which Dr's, in the desi...
Language Tech Legal Culture Thu, Apr 16 2009

All ears
At The Rim Performance Artist Stelios Arcadiou.Here's man that so enjoys hearing, he had a spare implanted on his arm, wonder where he got it from ? He's hoping to have transmitters installed in it, 'armless enough I suppose....Artist has 3rd ear implanted.Bizzare labour of Lug.
Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Apr 14 2009

The cultural disease of ismology.
At The Rim I've been reading with some interest, then in increasing frustrations at the explosion of reverse audism blogs, one wonders, where and when, did it all go wrong for the deaf ?The relentless obsessions with terminology that is damaging us all. I recall years ago, when the 'D' was mooted, I thought, what was the point of that ? Are we all not deaf ? It seemed an innoc...
Language Education Tech Culture Sun, Apr 12 2009

Lip-reading a Leisure activity.
At The Rim The latest 'awareness' by the RNIH, albeit 25 years after the event, in that they have now discovered what we told them then, that lip-reading is being ignored, as are acquired deaf people and 60% of the population with hearing loss,and today is now being priced or drastically cut,so we can't access them.Take these truisms, If you lose a limb, you rightly get therapy,...
Language Audism Culture Thu, Apr 09 2009

How Now, Brown Cow ?
At The Rim I'm not Oppressed by English. (I can't believe as a welshman I am defending it, but....)In defence of English, in the Americas and Britain we live in an English speaking and mainly English driven communications system. E.G. In America the main languages used, via accredited American sources are as follows:United States does not have an official language; however, th...
Language Audism Culture Thu, Apr 09 2009

What a lot of Twits...
At The Rim Perhaps another 15 reasons deaf should log out of Twitter.If a deaf person goes to court, do they call it a hearing?my washing machine has started to walk its way through the kitchen...lovely spinning cycle...thank god my downstairs neighbor is deaf lolWould you rather go blind or deaf? OMG !Blind, nobody thinks they are stupid...I've met blind people and deaf people...
Tech Wed, Apr 08 2009

When did I learn ASL ? at what age ?
At The Rim Viewing this blog, I was tempted to offer input, then realized it was a complete mystery who the blogger was asking regarding "At what point did you become deaf, and learn about deaf culture ?". Since, the vblog was clearly aimed at those IN deaf culture at day one and fluent WITH ASL, and can follow WITHOUT any other access like captions.Yeah yeah, I KNOW what ASL i...
Language Art and Storytelling Education Tech Culture Tue, Apr 07 2009

Evening All... fork handles please !
At The Rim New Handbook for the police includes how to deal with the deaf.Other Link."I went to..", "The DR ? chemists, RNID roadshow ?" "No ! I went to the....", "bus station ? Dog And Duck public House ? to the toilet ?" I've started so for pete's sake let me finish ! A new Handbook, has been issued to the police, on how to deal with the general public, of course, don't fin...
Language Culture Fri, Apr 03 2009

A false Dawn
At The Rim The RNID continues making highly misleading claims of a deaf cure, when there is none. The recent online spin of a deaf cure, which actually suggests a cure for ALL deaf people, is in fact centralised research into regeneration of deaf hair cells in the cochlear. This will create NO cure to those not deaf as a result of that. Readers to these media outbursts from the...
Audism Tech Culture Fri, Apr 03 2009

Deaf Man starved to death
At The Rim Deaf-mute man alleges torture, starves to death KOLKATA: The body of a 65-year-old deaf-mute man was found in his Belgachia residence on Sunday. He probably died of starvation, said police, who have detained his brother and a domestic help. Police have recovered documents, in which Gadadhar complained of torture by his elder brother Prasad, a retired state government...
Media Audism Mon, Mar 30 2009

Deafness is fun...Really !
At The Rim If you can't laugh at this, you are beyond a cure....Where would you go for the silver lining to hearing loss? Naturally, to U3A News, the magazine of the University of the Third Age, where third agers - normally retired people - go to learn. U3A member Pam Eaves writes in one issue of this fine journal, "There can be advantages in hearing loss. You can 'go deaf' and ...
Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Mar 29 2009

Deaf to get More help to master English
At The Rim Grammar pilot helping deaf people Literacy tutor, Lucy Cole, has been impressed with the impact of MVL A new approach to teaching English-language reading and writing skills to deaf people is delivering "immensely promising" results, a charity has said. Glasgow-based, Deaf Connections, is the first organisation in Europe to pilot Manipulative Visual Language (MVL). ...
Language Education Fri, Mar 27 2009

Another World First
At The Rim World's first masters degree in Deafhood Studies.Deaf and hearing communities have changed rapidly over the past 30 years. To embrace these changes the world's first Masters degree in Deafhood Studies has been launched. The MSc in Deafhood Studies, run by the University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS), will offer people the opportunity to study the Deafh...
Higher Education Thu, Mar 26 2009

Deaf Brain Research
At The Rim Professor wins grant for research to benefit deaf.A Lehigh professor won a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Health to fund research to better understand how hearing works. Michael Burger, a professor of neuroscience, said his research could potentially benefit deaf patients. "I was definitely excited when I found out I was going to receive the grant,"...
Tech Wed, Mar 25 2009

Deaf Access to telecommunications under review
At The Rim Telecommunications: Hearing Impaired (Hansard 23rd February)Rosie Cooper: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will direct Ofcom to take steps to ensure that deaf and hard-of-hearing people have (a) equal access to mobile and internet telecommunication services and (b) access to modernised relay services. [25429...
Media Tech Culture Tue, Mar 24 2009