The European Union of the Deaf have released a video following the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union.
The video is signed in International Sign and also has subtitles. The text posted with their video says:
Like many Europeans, the EUD woke up last Friday to the news that the majority of the UK’s people had expressed the wish for their country to leave the European Union (EU). We respect the right of the people to exercise the right to vote that they had been granted. We are very saddened and very much regret this decision as we are deeply concerned that the social position of UK Deaf and hard of hearing people might worsen in the aftermath of the “Brexit”.
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Hartmut
July 1, 2016
The video ended abruptly. Did the Leave Fanatics pull the cord? 🙂
However, Limping Chicken is featured in the video. You must be proud of it! Congratulation.
Philocophus
July 1, 2016
People are running around like headless chickens in the wake of the Brexit vote. Conjecturing a vision of looming hell for the British Deaf is not doing any good to anyone – one needs to be very mature and grown up about the situation. The British are very resolute and adaptable and the Deaf of the country will continue to enjoy close association with their European counterparts as the British government is not that stupid to severe close partnership and ties with Europe.
Why are people getting into a flap?
Barbara
July 2, 2016
Because overnight the Uk dropped from being the world’s 5th largest economy to the 6th; overseas investment has slumped; the £ is at a 31year low . Sensible people are in a flap because not only have current jobs and contracts been put in jeopardy and savings and pensions hit, the potential for future jobs and new contracts has diminished. The USA, Russia, China etc are laughing at us and wondering why the UK has chosen economic decline as a future.