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…and so the genetics bandwagon looks like rolling into the Netherlands [and the 'designer baby' created free from hereditary cancer!]
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 4:03am BST by TigerDeafie
Genetics ‘stuff’ might have died somewhat with the virtual unopposed passage of Clause 14/4/9 of the HFE Bill through 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 the Bill. But it looks like [...]... -
Telegraph on ‘deaf babies’ we are still failing to get the message across
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:50pm BST by 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 [...]... -
That Inspiring Debate on Genetics in UK on 9th April…with a caveat
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 5:26pm BST by 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 [...]... -
‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ the taxi driver said.
Posted: April 11th, 2008, 12:12pm BST by TigerDeafie
Text message from a friend today: “Today my taxi driver asked me about my work, so I told him about the Bill, and his immediate response was, without me declaring my position on it all was ‘Isn’t that all a bit Adolf Hitler?’ and we went on from there. If it is so obvious to ‘the [...]... -
Five years after BSL is acknowledged: was it worth it?
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:08pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
The wise young guy and the zombies
Posted: March 14th, 2008, 2:49pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
Eugenics in UK: the debate suddenly takes off and hots up!
Posted: March 10th, 2008, 6:34pm GMT by 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 (9/3/0 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 [...]... -
To march or not to march (against Eugenics)…is that the question?
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 4:11pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
Two other projects to mention…and an update on the genetics research project
Posted: February 20th, 2008, 11:26pm GMT by 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, [...]... -
Genetics and the mitochondria 3-parent news story
Posted: February 7th, 2008, 8:39pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
Genetics HFEB - links to articles in t.v., media, online, etc.
Posted: February 4th, 2008, 7:38pm GMT by TigerDeafie
Here are some further links on HFEB Bill you might like to see: http://breeze01.uclan.ac.uk/eugenics/ ‘See Hear’ on the Bill, for our international friends! with big big thanks to Clark http://www.bionews.org.uk/commentary.lasso?storyid=3697 Supportive article written by Heather Bradshaw, who is based at University of Bristol; thanks to Anna for bringing to my attention. http://www.gsdnet.org.uk/content/events/ The [...]... -
See Hear on iPlayer (30 Jan)
Posted: January 30th, 2008, 5:22pm GMT by TigerDeafie
Kindly notified by a friend that BBC See Hear interview can be seen here by UK people http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b008vrdm.shtml?q=see+hear&start=1&scope=iplayersearch&version_pid=b008vr95 Tiger... -
The HFEB (eugenics) Bill does not remove the deaf gene but is still a form of eugenics
Posted: January 29th, 2008, 8:33pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
My See Hear complaint
Posted: January 26th, 2008, 6:33pm GMT by TigerDeafie
Annoyed with the way my See Hear interview had been conducted (see previous entry) I decided to complain. It had been that bad I was considering withdrawing from it. Now, let me make a few comments about the nature of a ‘complaint’ from my point of view. It can be quite a positive thing [...]... -
My interview on See Hear
Posted: January 26th, 2008, 6:14pm GMT by 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 [...]... -
Cathy Heffernan on the advantages of being a Deaf traveller :-)
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 7:27pm GMT by 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!... -
StopEugenics debate summary update
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 7:13pm GMT by TigerDeafie
What kickstarted it all? Click this link to see the post by Grumpy Old Deafies which outlines the Clause being referred to. A StopEugenics website was created and a e-group set up. The Sunday Times asked for further information on the campaign and wrote up an article entitled Deaf Demand Right to Designer deaf [...]... -
BSL DVD of PhD complete!
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 6:30pm GMT by TigerDeafie
The BSL translation of my PhD is complete, less than one year after the confirmation of the award! It is now in editing stage. I’m immensely proud to have got it done, and very well pleased with Tessa Padden who has worked hard on it. Questions might be asked as to why I did not do [...]... -
Completely ridiculous
Posted: January 24th, 2008, 8:11am GMT by TigerDeafie
The purpose of setting up this blog urgently has come following the discovery of Clause 14/4/9 of the HFEB, currently undergoing its third reading in the House of Lords. The Bill relates to unborn embryo’s at IVF stage but is already demonstrating appalling prevailing attitudes towards Deaf people in our society. The media has been [...]... -
What is this blog for?
Posted: November 20th, 2007, 5:17pm GMT by TigerDeafie
I have set up this blog to record my involvement and engagement with academic and political work. It is impossible to separate the two. It’ll be personal: stuff I write and anything that is published (links will be given where at all possible) and my views and rants on things happening either to me or [...]...