Here’s a powerful and articulate speech from the Artistic Director of Graeae Theatre Company and co-director of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony, Jenny Sealey.
In it, she focuses on the effect of cuts to Access to Work and the Independent Living Fund on many of the Deaf and disabled performers she knows.
She also says this:
“I am very curious to know why Deaf and disabled people are considered second-class citizens, why we are ghettoised, discriminated against and deemed worthless.”
Click play below.
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MW
June 18, 2015
Charlie,
It great to hear what Jennie has to say but can you check google captioning – it is crap since it is not coming out full and proper and seeing the signer at the side why wasn’t it in the film.
Anyway, hearing what she has to say, and living in this country with our bigoted government including councillors not forgetting can be very worrying. What I don’t see is the campaigning coming from deaf organisation on this matter or any information as such. Even Volunteer needs communication support to get on the career ladder doesn’t get heard or supported very much.
Feeling very depressed now.
pennybsl
June 18, 2015
Compelling facts, facts that would safeguard our right to have access and reasonable adjustment at work and in society.
There is NO reason for Government decision-makers to be “DEAF to reason”.
mjfahey
June 18, 2015
As far as I’m concerned the Government do NOT care about disabled people, all they see is the cost of providing support… yet if they did their research properly they would realise that if disabled people don’t work then they claim benefits… but then they have to qualify to claim benefits, maybe that’s the Government target… just get rid of them through starvation.
I think Jenny should run for Government.
MW
June 18, 2015
ouch cruel words….