Extract from the Islington Gazette:
In a show of Christmas spirit, City Hall has reversed its decision to block a choir for deaf children from performing at this year’s carol service in Trafalgar Square.
The Greater London Authority had been planning to deny Islington based charity the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) from performing at the event as it relies on the use of a PA system, which it saw as unfair on the other choirs.
The GLA were also not happy with the groups song choices of Last Christmas by Wham! and All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey which it said were not “traditional”.
This would have meant that hundreds of deaf children hoping to enjoy the signing choir’s performance would be denied their chance to join in with the festive celebrations.
But following a public outcry, City Hall is now allowing the charity to perform at the carol concert, provided it can source its own PA system.
Read more here: http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/city_hall_backtracks_on_decision_to_deny_deaf_performance_at_carol_service_1_2997425
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Andy. Not him, me.
November 14, 2013
Power to the People!
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pennybsl
November 14, 2013
Whooo!
The Limping Chicken’s hefty crutch (and Nelson’s telescope from up high) hit home through City Hall’s glasshouse! Great teamwork.
All smiles at Sedgehill School Deaf Education Centre – phew, a significant part of our Deaf Calendar is saved. A greater number of school-age students are certainly keen to attend. Thanks all who did the objections to the ‘barrier’!!
On a serious note, we Deaf activists know the GLA needs real Deaf & Disabled values within its workforce to fulfill its Equality policies – we miss the late Dave Morris, who led the GLA Equality Unit.
He would have prevented the issue happening.