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WHO created (or was credited with), defining deaf people via the 'd' and 'D' ? (there are some early references via Wikipedia (unvalidated), and referred to in 1978). Please NOTE: do NOT refer to Wiki because THEY have said there is no accreditation via proof they know of. was it an American...

For those unaware he wrote a book called "Understanding Deaf Culture", a book at present in the middle of debate on it's bias and validity as a reference book. While the historical references are valid enough you can chck them on google, the rest is his own viewpoint masquerading as fact. A...

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2036558,00.html It occured to me for some time ! especially the long-winded, inaccurate and downright political definitions of who is or isn't a real deaf person was messed about with on the Wikepedia site. Real deaf people have the Big D...

A current debate in the UK, BSL demand is minimal to near none in media, (Around 2.5 to 4%), even deaf campaign groups don't put their heart into access campiagns for it. Most, near all deaf being literate, are happy with titles/captions and manage well enough without BSL which they say ISN'T...

A current debate in the UK causing raised eyebrows is the clash of access demands on media (TV). Apart from two dedicated sign-language programs in the UK the rest all use subtiling/captions. Signers demanding more access have been met with WHY ? when they can read subtitles/captions (Which is...

http://www.snappoll.com/view_results.php?poll_id=87701 How many here whoare profoundly deaf and sign users, are TOTALLY incapable to follow anything unless it is signed ? (Be Honest ! If you can read or lip-read this counts as an alterntaive)

Hi folks Been away a while computer issues etc, Here in the old U of K we're pretty much in agreement the anti-CI campaigns by (D)eaf are over :cuddle: . Signs of desperation came via a UK (D)eaf program where in desperation to illicit interest, they claimed the (D)eaf ant-CI campaign...