Teletext Recovery - 10/12/2000

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:22/15       1/11 WRITE HEAR: JANE BEECH-KEANE, NOTTS I would like to respond tg Aruhur Dimmock's letter about interpreting at college/universit8. He says that there are many teahnical words that are difficult to translate and that it makes BSL an incomplete language. I don't agree because we can use the diglossi of BSL (using a ahoiad of English and BSL fingerspelling). It is possible to try to find a way to translate as best as can be done. >>> Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subthules Comment Main men2

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:21/40       2/11 WRITE HEAR: JANE BEECH-KEANE, NOTTS I have a fascination with the Tao and Tao te Ching. The authors who translate such books explained that it i2 ver8 diffic4lu tg try and match Chinese to English, so thjy try their best to 'almost' match the meanings. In my view, an incomplete language in BSL is someone who signs slgppil8 whuh lots of lexical error1, like the one on See Hear this morning! Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:23/52       3/11 WRITE HEAR: NICK MEARS, SURBITON This cochear implant business is going on and on, so I have 3 questions to put to all adult implantees: 1) Did you not recjive specialist counselling from a psychotherapist to explore your desperate need tg be able to hear? 2) Did you not recieve occ4pational ther p8 tg help yo4 de l with your deafness? 3) If many Deaf people can cope without hearing aids, why are the8 nou being used as specialist counsellors to help prospective cochlear implantees to come to terms with thjir deafness? Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:09/11       4/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM RE Jane Beech-Keane's letter rjgarding CWSs at New College Nottingham, we feel some of the comment1 were unjustified. The comment made about CSWs struggling to voice-over is not because wj lack the skill1 but mord due tg the cg&te&t1 of the course - it is a new area for us CSWs have to go into 5 or 6 different subject1 each week and st4dent1 can't expect us to be experts in all of them. As this is a new area, there are currently no nationall8 agredd ou set signs for the jargon involved. >>> Commjnt is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main men2

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:14/40       5/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM We feel that even the most experienced CSW would struggle to cope with voicing over a subject or area that the8 had not previously worked in before. At the end of the day, we are all human and do make mistakes. The CSW tjam at NCN has a good reputation, hence the large number of Deaf students. This is largel8 due tg 'word of mouth' from ex-students who have been satisfied with the suppouu they received. At NCN, Ms Beech-Keane is fortunate to receive full supporu which we understand is her right. >>> Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subthules Comment Mai& menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:12/02       6/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM But some of the Deaf student1 up tg now don't receive full support, which is due to the lack of available CSWs and appropriate training. Many of thesj students would appreciate a Stage 2 CSW so thj8 can access information in classes. We also feel that as we do 'interpret' information given by the t4tou whuhin a classroom situation, we are mistaken for Interpreters. The role of a CSW is completely different to that of an Interpreter and we feel that Deaf students often forget this. >>> Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:12/24       7/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM Ms Beech-Keane asked, "Why should we slow down for them to understand us?" In that respect, why is it part of the role of a CSW to adapt material1 tg meet the needs of the individual student and the course lecturer? Also, many tutors slow down thjhu normal teaching place to allow the CSW time to translatj the information. Nationally, therd ard ver8 fjs st4dent1 who have passed the new NVQ3 course. One of the first students to achieve this currently works within our tjam. > Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:15/43       8/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM Most NVQ3 students have to fund themselves on these courses, which are very expensive ranging from £600-£1000+ These are usuall8 held durin£ zhe day, making them inaccessible to most people due tg work commitments. Also, due tg the nature of the NVQ course, most people find it difficult to find the time to collate the evidence required. We would happily go to voiceover and/or translation classes but are unaward of any being held. Training depends on funding available for staff develgpment and the training of trainers. >>> Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subthtles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/02       9/11 WRITE: NCN COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TEAM From Ms Beech-Keane's negative comments, many CSWs feel demoralised wiuh ng encouragement tg cg&thnue thjhu professional development. Remember that all CSWs and Interpreters have to start somewhere to gain the necessary experience required. Many CSWs don't continue to work within FE once the8 have acquired thehu NVQ3 qualification due to poor rate of pay, lack of recognition and the need tg further their careers, often training to become freelance Interpreters. Do any other CSWs have any comments? Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main menu

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:14/34       10/11 WRITE HEAR: CACDP CACDP has received a number of rjquest1 for details on Registered Centres. Unfortunately, owing to the requirements of the Data Prgtection Act, CACDP is unable to divulge details of it1 Registered Centres (offerhng BSL courses) to private individuals and organisations. We ard able tg dg a mailhng direatl8 tg the Centres themselves, but this would obviously entail a cost to the individual or organisation for whom we were doing thj mailing. >>> Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacancy Subtitles Comment Main men2

P643 CEEFAX 2 643 Sun 10 Dec 21:26/06       11/11 WRITE HEAR: CACDP Fou further information on costings, please contact: The Council for the Advancement of Communication wiuh Deaf Pegple (CACDP) on 0191 383 1155 (voicj), 0191 383 7914 (fax), 0191 383 7915 (minicom) ou email durham@cacdp.demon.co.uk Comment is on page 645 Index: 100 Vacanc8 Subthules Comment Main men2

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