There's not much that can be done at this late stage, but I'm afraid this
doesn't fit with my understanding of 'full access', but is nevertheless the
common interpretation. I don't wish to make Felicity the scapegoat for my
ongoing frustration at the lack of understanding accorded to deaf people,
but the accommodations provided only cover Deaf (big D) people and hard of
hearing people, not hearing impaired people, as she says. Why is there no
speech-to-text reporting? And, since this is a disability event, how many
BSL users do you really expect will attend????
Mairian
>In response to Mairian's reply I can confirm that the London Meeting
>relating to Lifelong Learning for disabled people in general and
>disability studies in particular will meet the needs of deaf and hearing
>impaired people. There will be a BSL interpreter and a portable
>induction loop installed for the meeting. That is my definition of fully
>accessible venue but I should have been more specific with hindsight. My
>apologies. If anyone would like to discuss their particular access
>needs in relation to the meeting please call me during office hours on
>020 8960 8888.
Mairian Corker
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Education and Social Studies
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
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