TigerDeafie

Capitalism goes into a spin; but what does it mean to the...
TigerDeafie News just in has seen the vote for the $700bn ‘bail out' plan fail in the US, and the markets dive yet again.  The only thing that surprises me about these events is that anybody was ever surprised about it at all.  As long ago as 2002 there were warnings that this is what would [...]
Culture Mon, Sep 29 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Moving on and apologies
TigerDeafie My many apologies for not keeping up to date with this blog So I am just writing a brief summary here for now. But...a lot has been happening, I've not been away on holiday. Firstly, I am moving to University of Bristol from the beginning of October.  To my delight I was awarded an early careers [...]
Higher Education Culture Sat, Sep 06 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

…and so the genetics bandwagon looks like rolling into the...
TigerDeafie Genetics ‘stuff’ might have died somewhat with the virtual unopposed passage of Clause 14/4/9 of the HFE Bill in UK Parliament and burn out on the part of those of us who have spent so much time and emotional energy trying to bring to public awareness the consequences of Bill. But it looks like rearing [...]
Audism Tech Legal Culture Mon, Jun 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Telegraph on ‘deaf babies’ we are still failing to get the...
TigerDeafie This report appeared in the Daily Telegraph today. It is a positive report in so many ways, as it demonstrates what we already know: pressure from activists (you see, pressure politics DOES work!!) has actually forced the Department of Health into a climbdown (though whether it will find its way to Parliament is a different matter). I [...]
Media Tech Legal Culture Sun, Apr 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

That Inspiring Debate on Genetics in UK on 9th April…with a...
TigerDeafie This post is coming somewhat a few days after the event of 9th April, but better late than never I hope! I have taken a jolt from the events surrounding the fact that one person at the event was attacked by a couple of others (more on that later): that is not a nice feeling when [...]
Media Tech Legal Culture Sun, Apr 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Five years after BSL is acknowledged: was it worth it?
TigerDeafie Today is five years to the day that BSL was finally acknowledged (although it's down as being ‘recognised' in the official statement I don't buy it) by the UK governement.  Let me be clear.  Deaf people should celebrate because it wouldn't have happened without the action of people up and down the country: the marches, the [...]
Language Audism Legal Culture Tue, Mar 18 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The wise young guy and the zombies
TigerDeafie Its been one crazy week, with the media having gone barmy for the Deaf genetics story; it has probably been covered by nearly all newspapers, and loads more radio stations. Give it a few more days and the entire UK radio network will be complete! Oh, the irony, radio, the most inaccessible media of the [...]
Media Audism Tech Legal Culture Fri, Mar 14 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Eugenics in UK: the debate suddenly takes off and hots up!
TigerDeafie Suddenly there's a lot of news coverage over here in UK on issues relating to Deaf issues. It began with this report in the Sunday's (9/3/08) Observer, which had a general news focus on the HFE Bill. The article was centred on Tomato Lichy and Paula Garfield; in the printed version it shows a photograph [...]
Media Audism Legal Culture Mon, Mar 10 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

To march or not to march (against Eugenics)…is that the...
TigerDeafie For some time now it has been known that Islington Deaf Campaign (IDC) are organising a march through the centre of London ‘to stop remove deaf gene'. From their website it is clear that their campaign has arisen as a result of the HFEB bill. They are to be congratulated on that.  A march will [...]
Media Legal Culture Mon, Feb 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Two other projects to mention…and an update on the genetics...
TigerDeafie In addition to research on attitudes to genetics there are two other projects currently being worked on at Heriot Watt. The first is subtitling; there has been very little done into how deaf and hard of hearing people read subtitles, what they think of it, and what styles and types they prefer.  A guy at Heriot-Watt, [...]
Culture Wed, Feb 20 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Genetics and the mitochondria 3-parent news story
TigerDeafie Taking a break from research in the national library in Edinburgh, I was reading a copy of the Scottish Daily Mail (as you do) over a cappuccino in a nearby café. (Please note, I do not *buy* the Mail, it was already in the café.) Skimming the pages and looking for interesting [...]
Media Tech Legal Culture Thu, Feb 07 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Genetics HFEB - links to articles in t.v., media, online,...
TigerDeafie Here are some further links on HFEB Bill you might like to see: [link] ‘See Hear' on the Bill, for our international friends! with big big thanks to Clark [link] Supportive article written by Heather Bradshaw, who is based at University of Bristol; thanks to Anna for bringing to my attention. [link] The [...]
Audism Legal Mon, Feb 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The HFEB (eugenics) Bill does not remove the deaf gene but...
TigerDeafie In this month's British Deaf News (a regular column author), and also on a campaign blog, there is information about the Bill which is mistaken and needs to be urgently clarified. The Bill does NOT authorise the removal of a deaf gene from an embryo, and neither does it ban deaf genes or embryo's completely, either [...]
Media Legal Culture Wed, Jan 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Cathy Heffernan on the advantages of being a Deaf traveller...
TigerDeafie There is this brilliant article in the Guardian today by Cathy Heffernan entitled Being deaf has one big advantage when you're travelling abroad - it breaks down all the barriers. Her experience certainly mirrors mine re: travelling to places like South America and the Far East. Go read!
Culture Wed, Jan 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My interview on See Hear
TigerDeafie What an experience! If anyone enjoys chaos, argument, stress, this was one to crave. On Thursday 17th January I was interviewed on See Hear as a representative from the Stop Eugenics campaign. I was given the questions that would be asked, sent to me the day before by the producer, and did a little [...]
Media Legal Culture Wed, Jan 30 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post