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Deaf 4 times more likely to have no job than hearing. At The Rim Although a bit of a faux pas to suggest the deaf pound based on welfare allowances is a great impetus to employ us ! Or suggesting Deaf are disabled, the term is deaf AND disabled aint it ! Businesses are being urged by Forth Valley Sensory Centre to offer more roles to sensory-impaired people. The call follows a recent survey which highlighted that a quarter o... Sat, Sep 24 2016 · 17 hours ago Bridget Jones's' baby NOT Deaf At The Rim A group of deaf cinema-goers were left fuming after turning up at the hotly-anticipated Bridget Jones film – only to find there were no subtitles. David Deacon was one of up to 15 deaf film fans who attended Croydon’s Vue cinema for a special screening of Bridget Jones’s Baby starring Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth. But after 25 subtitle-free minutes, t... Sat, Sep 24 2016 · 17 hours ago Bolivia publish sign language dictionary. At The Rim The Bolivian Deaf Federation published a dictionary on Friday, with 2,300 local entries about typical food, clothing, and festivities, to facilitate communication with the deaf community. The dictionary was presented in the capital La Paz ahead of the International Week of the Deaf scheduled for the last week of September. The dictionary "Bolivian Sign Languag... Sat, Sep 24 2016 · 17 hours ago We've all been there ! At The Rim A profoundly deaf Moray woman, whose lengthy train journey was thrown into chaos, has thanked the rail staff who went out of their way to ensure she returned home safely. Beverly Robertson visited Liverpool at the weekend to celebrate a friend’s forthcoming marriage and her own 34th birthday. When the Mosstodloch mother-of-two was returning north on Sunday, her... Thu, Sep 22 2016 New Book on Llandrindod Wells deaf school At The Rim They weren’t allowed to speak Welsh, sign language was banned in class and the Tourist Board warned their presence would deter holidaymakers - the lives of deaf schoolchildren in Wales in the 1950s and 1960s are laid bare in a new book. A History of the Royal Cambrian and Llandrindod Well s Residential Schools for the Deaf 1846-1973 details shocking testimony fro... Thu, Sep 22 2016 No captions required we're deaf.... At The Rim Read below threats to remove videos if we demand captions, but I think the UC has missed a trick here ! E.G. online is FLOODED by ASL and BSL videos that are also NON-CAPTIONED, because cultural deaf claim it is a right, E.G. the site identified above has the logo "This video is signed in American Sign Language. No subtitles & voice. "Apart from the fact t... Wed, Sep 21 2016 The METRAC Campaign At The Rim A new campaign in Toronto aims to help deaf women facing family breakdowns navigate the legal system. Through its Family Law Education for Women program, METRAC has partnered with Springtide Resources and members of the deaf community to create two videos being launched Thursday. The videos were produced in American Sign Language, with closed captioning, and con... Tue, Sep 20 2016 I've Got BSL friends so I'm OK... At The Rim It's a shame in some respects some deaf feel it is pointless integrating or interacting with the mainstream and rely on peer support almost entirely and strictly own area is OK. Deaf can do everything except hear, and communicate with hearing... so avoid it, not feel that argument is valid personally. Anyone with a profound loss would prefer the easier option o... Tue, Sep 20 2016 Fighting the welfare system... At The Rim From social media, one mother's worry about her daughter getting the help she needs.."My daughter has requested speech to text 5 times now for PIP assessment. They will not be providing communication support Surely this is discrimination. They offered a BSL signer. My daughter doesn't sign. They now require 3 weeks notice. So we have now been told from several phone ... Tue, Sep 20 2016 Fighting the welfare system... At The Rim From social media, one mother's worry about her daughter getting the help she needs.."My daughter has requested speech to text 5 times now for PIP assessment. They will not be providing communication support Surely this is discrimination. They offered a BSL signer. My daughter doesn't sign. They now require 3 weeks notice. So we have now been told from several phone ... Tue, Sep 20 2016 Quasimodo deaf actor: It's NOT typecasting ? At The Rim Deaf actor John McGinty is playing Quasimodo in the Los Angeles premiere of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. McGinty is "the first deaf actor to portray Quasimodo, despite the character being deaf in Victor Hugo’s novel," Clutching straws springs to mind, he was 'deafened' by the bells not a born deaf signer or anything. He was also a hunchback with a fa... Mon, Sep 19 2016 Deaf denied communication support for welfare assessment. At The Rim Sally and Paul had to cancel assessment meetings because no interpreter arrived. Some deaf people in Wales are being left without interpreters for crucial benefit assessments. ITV Cymru Wales has been told how it's left people feeling stressed and depressed as the process is drawn out. The issue has arisen as people apply for Personal Independence Payments. This ... Mon, Sep 19 2016 BSL rights: Do they disempower the HoH ? At The Rim ATR said "Our own fault, we don't ask, we don't campaign we won't get... simples" One poster responded : "I think it's unfair to say if we don't demand we don't get. I've tried all sorts over the years, There is no one on the side of the hoh, and when the local council say that it's a fairer distribution of funds to give to BSL users only, then where do you st... Mon, Sep 19 2016 Scotland BSL Bill: 1 yr old. At The Rim Does this 'Bill' enable parents to demand BSL for their child's education ? or, enable parent's who prefer an oral method to empower that preference ? In the educational area it is the parents who really decide what is best for their kids, and where the real battle lies... most parts of the UK have stopped supporting deaf schools, because the state systems su... Sun, Sep 18 2016 Subtitle blooper reveals 'Nazi Ghosts' in the UK. At The Rim BBC presenter warns of Nazi Ghosts in subtitle blunder BBC presenter warns of Nazi Ghosts in subtitle blunder BBC presenter warns of Nazi Ghosts in subtitle blunder 'And there'll be a cold front bringing some rain along the Nazi ghosts...' Sun, Sep 18 2016 Deaf: Not internet savvy ? At The Rim Derbyshire police have been teaming up to raise awareness of internet safety amongst the deaf community in Chesterfield. Digital PCSO Shevani Raichura was joined by PLOD Manager (Police Link Officers for people who are Deaf) Jane Birkin to host an internet safety session at the Chesterfield Community Centre on Tontine Road, Chesterfield. During the talk on Saturd... Sun, Sep 18 2016 A right to have ALL TV Captioned ? At The Rim If subtitling was a legal requirement on all channels then BSL only programs would be illegal too, but they claim exemption as a minority, and you cannot insist they caption output online, when they claim they don't 'do' English.. More concerns TV output in the UK isn't completely accessible via captions or subtitling.. It's difficult to see WHICH UK chan... Sat, Sep 17 2016 HoH: We don't want to attend deaf clubs... At The Rim Concerns being raised at the near non-existence of Hard of Hearing clubs, which posters suggest decimates their desire to have a social life of any kind, and removes them from being identified as an area in need of support. But, is that the true picture ? As regards to Wales, there is no set up for the HoH with any continuity at all. The HoH appear to create a... Thu, Sep 15 2016 Deaf actor for deaf roles ! At The Rim Some advocates and members of the deaf community in Cedar Rapids want a deaf actor — not a person who can hear — to play the role of a deaf person in a community theater's production. At a public forum Tuesday, Theatre Cedar Rapids officials were criticized for the casting the hearing person and were asked to delay the Oct. 21 opening of the play, "Tribes," s... Thu, Sep 15 2016 With Sign, I am equal... At The Rim The question surely is relative, equal with... other sign users ? Deaf still do not have equality with hearing. Thu, Sep 15 2016 Nick News... At The Rim Nick News Now Hear This What if You Were Deaf? from Martin Toub on Vimeo. Thu, Sep 15 2016 NorCal News: September 2016 At The Rim NorCal News September 2016 from NorCalMedia on Vimeo. Wed, Sep 14 2016 Police to receive training on policing the deaf community At The Rim Will that assist deaf who DON'T sign ? Darrin J. Griffin, assistant professor of Communications Studies and faculty advisor to the group Deaf Hands Speak, and Erin Powell, an interpreter who is teaching an American Sign Language class in the University’s Honors College this semester, will host a training session for about 24 law enforcement officers from across C... Wed, Sep 14 2016 More CI awareness is needed... At The Rim Conclusive help for the deaf is clearly available if only those who can hear would listen and learn. It is an occurrence familiar to the medical world. Technology has been perfected over the past 30 years to the point where deaf or near deaf children, adults and seniors can hear to perfection again. But familiar challenges stand in the way for those who live in sile... Wed, Sep 14 2016 Too Vain for hearing aids... At The Rim How most are in denial..... At first I pushed the realisation away, refusing to believe that my hearing was deteriorating. It started eight years ago, gradually. First, watching TV became a struggle. I’d turn up the volume until, in time, my poor husband (younger than I!) was deafened. At the theatre, I’d strain to hear — sometimes struggling to follow an ... Tue, Sep 13 2016 Designs on Access Online At The Rim Want to be more accessible? Use of good colour contrasts, legible font sizes and linear, logical layouts really help – but that’s not all good public sector website designers can be doing For example, sites can be too restrictive for some users simply by assuming the primary input device will be a mouse – which immediately means users with motor disabilities ... Tue, Sep 13 2016 Twitch to help out with live captions... At The Rim Twitch is helping out deaf and hard of hearing viewers catch what’s happening during its live broadcasts with new closed captions included into the videos. And it isn’t even using speech-to-text software to possibly butcher sentences. Twitch has hired professional stenographers to type out the captions on the fly for things like their weekly show that airs ev... Mon, Sep 12 2016 Signing Families Day.... At The Rim Signing Families Day - Saturday 17th September 2016 from British Deaf Association on Vimeo. Mon, Sep 12 2016 STOP offering me sign language ! At The Rim I'm deaf not Deaf, I'm none too sure they want it all the time either, what gives ? More concerns the HI and HoH are being told text and other support isn't available but being offered BSL instead (Who said the 'Deaf' had poor access when they can afford to offer non signers their excess terps ? But what is the point of having a German translator for a... Sun, Sep 11 2016 CHE Toronto: Trouble at t'mill... At The Rim Canadian Hearing Society takes step back on openness, while stepping towards a troubling future, warns CUPE 2073. Today's hastily-convened closed-door annual general meeting of the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) is a step away from transparency and a step towards a troubling future, the president of the union representing CHS staff warned. "We are concerned ... Sun, Sep 11 2016 Woof Justice ! At The Rim A DISABILITY campaigner says she was refused service in two Mentone eateries because she had her assistance dog with her. Megan Grant is calling for greater awareness of the rights of those using such dogs. She said she was told she could not bring her assistance dog, Jonesy, into the Cluck Bar and La Porchetta in Mentone last Sunday. Ms Grant, profoundly deaf ... Sun, Sep 11 2016 Read My Lips.. erm.. HOW !!! At The Rim The UK in advancing yet another Islamic right has denied deaf or HoH people the ability to communicate to these policewomen. Unanimous consensus from deaf and HoH is NO WAY !!! Bring a test case on.. PLEASE !!!! We say NO to police wearing the mask..... either as teachers, as medical staff or as police... SOURCE Sat, Sep 10 2016 Gillian Low: Deafness doesn't define me.. At The Rim Gillian Low on deafness and getting employment needs met. I don’t think of myself disabled, perhaps because I wasn’t classed as such until I was 32. My loss of hearing began at university when, one day, without warning, I couldn’t hear my lecturer. From then on I lived through 10 years of fluctuating hearing. I’ll never forget standing in a travel agent... Sat, Sep 10 2016 Label me........ At The Rim The image this article used was pretty self-explanatory, and, shows great unawareness of issues disabled and the deaf perception differences that exist. The wheelchair is a synonymous icon that identifies with NON-deaf. As a deaf poster points out, not all is what it seems. The problem in my area is there are no breakdowns of WHO is being discriminated again... Fri, Sep 09 2016 USA: Deaf History (Part 1). At The Rim Deaf Community History Part 1 from VRS Interpreting Institute on Vimeo. Fri, Sep 09 2016 APD: What can you hear ? At The Rim In order to better understand how D/deaf and Hard of Hearing people and people with Auditory Processing Disorder/Deficit operate, it's essential to take an in-depth look at what sound is and how exactly hearing works with the human brain. We hear with our brain, not our ears. Hearing is not always consistent. It's unfair to hold D/HH/APD people to an unrealistic ... Fri, Sep 09 2016 Free Money: Deaf scammers fined £400K At The Rim Two fraudsters who went on lavish holidays abroad after illegally claiming hundreds of thousands of pounds have been ordered to pay back the money. Angela Poole and her partner George Taylor falsely claimed they had provided sign language services to a government scheme. They have been ordered to repay more than £400,000. The couple were based in Derby when they m... Thu, Sep 08 2016 BSL: It's really just signed English... At The Rim Aidan McCorry says that the response to the passing of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act in 2015 has been encouraging but not enough has changed It was a privilege to share in the emotional celebrations of the packed galleries in Holyrood on 17 September 2015 when the BSL (Scotland) Act was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The legislation, w... Thu, Sep 08 2016 WHY ? At The Rim Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Why do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds in our d... Wed, Sep 07 2016 Deaf.Read Hacked. At The Rim Is deaf read going to make ANY Attempt to remove the hack from its site ? It's a mess, it's blatant, it's obvious and ruining input.... Wed, Sep 07 2016 The Viral Eye: Southland...
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