Deaf Lawyers UK will get eight minutes of fame on Saturday 16 October 2004’s issue of See Hear, 12.30pm, BBC2. Tune in to see Rob, John, Shobha and Marije in the flesh!
Repeated on Tues 19th October, 12.50am on BBC ONE
We’ve got a legal theme on this week’s programme. We’re finding out about Deaf Lawyers UK, getting to the heart of the new Disability Discrimination Act regulations, and visiting the Tower of London to see a one off performance that Deafinitely Theatre have been developing – and Jeff McWhinney interviews acclaimed academic Jonathan R?e in Hardsign.
Deaf Lawyers UK is a new group set up for Deaf and Hard of Hearing lawyers in the UK, to offer support and advice to those who find their deafness a barrier to entering the legal profession. We chat to John, Shobha and Rob to find out more, and we then follow up with an interview with the RNID’s Marije Davidson about the new DDA regulations coming into effect ? has that much actually changed?
Deafinitely Theatre have been running a small community project in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, running drama workshops for deaf people with a one off performance at the Tower of London. See Hear was there to interview Deafinitely Theatre’s Steven Webb and Cathy Woolley, Community Relations Officer at Historic Royal Palaces.
Jonathan R?e is a respected writer and scholar with controversial views on the Deaf community. He goes up against Jeff McWhinney in what promises to be a very interesting interview.
After all that, we’ve got more comedy sketches, a brand new Challenge for Clare, and Professor Memnos!
That’s this week’s edition of See Hear, transmitting this Saturday, 12 midday. Don’t miss out!