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On today's Community Life, Miss Dolly Parton is helping young | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
children have a love of books here at Cliftonville Integrated Primary. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
I am getting better at DIY, | 0:00:11 | 0:00:12 | |
but I think this is one job I will leave to the experts. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
We'll be hearing from Women's Tec shortly. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
But first, today's main appeal comes from a charity that is | 0:00:27 | 0:00:30 | |
helping to end the isolation of people with hearing problems. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
Wendy Austin has been to the Sperrins to meet Hands That Talk. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
Hi. Welcome to Hands That Talk, | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
Dungiven. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:50 | |
It's a very special cross-community charity, | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
and I'm going to find out some more. Come on inside. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
-Hello, Dorothy. -Hello, Wendy. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-Thanks very much for inviting me. -How are you? | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
-I'm very well, thank you. -You're very welcome. Have a seat. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
So, tell me, Dorothy, what's the ethos of your organisation? | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
Well, Hands That Talk aspires to have a society where deaf people | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
have equal rights to hearing people in every aspect of life. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
-So, do you think that deaf people are losing out, Dorothy? -Big time. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
Definitely, yes, they are losing out, | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
simply because hearing people... hearing people's lack of deaf | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
awareness, and their inability to communicate in sign language. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
And this really needs to change. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
How much of a benefit would it be | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
if more people were able to use sign language? | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
Oh, it would be a massive change for deaf people. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
To feel included, to be integrating socially with hearing people, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
to have access to information and services, | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
all of those things that they don't have now, | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
it would make a massive, massive difference to their lives. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
And it has to happen. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
Hands That Talk now have more than 250 people using their services, | 0:01:53 | 0:01:58 | |
and their very popular signing classes mean more deaf people | 0:01:58 | 0:02:02 | |
can communicate and connect with life around them. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
So, hi, Pauline. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:09 | |
Nice to meet you. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
You're the information officer here, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:13 | |
but you also teach sign language classes as well? | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
The hearing people in this community, | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
they would come into classes here. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:19 | |
We could have a five-week course, a ten-week course. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
It depends on what their preference is. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
I would organise the class, | 0:02:24 | 0:02:25 | |
and they really, really enjoy learning the sign language, | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
and we also try and teach a wee bit of deaf awareness and deaf community | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
within the classes. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
In Northern Ireland, | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
there are around 300,000 people who are affected by hearing loss. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
Of those, 20,000 are profoundly deaf. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:44 | |
Rumour has it there's a cup of tea here. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
Hi, Avril. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
-Hello. -Now, you're on a work placement here. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
How much of a difference has that made to you? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
Well, it has really helped me refresh my old work skills, | 0:02:57 | 0:03:02 | |
cos I hadn't worked in such a long time. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
So, I've learnt more IT skills, computer skills, | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
and it's given me confidence to go on out and possibly find a job. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:13 | |
The charity has a holistic approach to helping the deaf | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
and hard of hearing. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
Every summer, children from families affected by deafness have | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
great fun in the surf at Benone Beach. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
Yes, they have fun. They get involved in different activities. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
We would have surfing, we would go for beach walks, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
we would collect shells, we would make, you know, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
like, the board behind us, we have made this craft. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
This is all part of the HTT Kids' Club work. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
And it's all about communication and enjoying it | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
and reducing the isolation. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
The hearing community, really, what I would like to see is them | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
getting more involved with the deaf community. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
You know, learn deaf awareness, learn sign language. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
Also, we would like them to help out volunteering for us, and probably | 0:03:57 | 0:04:02 | |
getting some donations through this appeal for the things that we need. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
And our place here in Dungiven would be grateful for all of that. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
Now, I'm going to nip across to the library, | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
where a really special choir is tuning up. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
The road's so busy I'm taking the crossing. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
# Just call on me, brother | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
# If you need a hand | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
# We all need somebody to lean on | 0:04:26 | 0:04:31 | |
# I just might have a problem that you'll understand | 0:04:31 | 0:04:36 | |
# We all need somebody to lean on... # | 0:04:36 | 0:04:42 | |
Well, obviously, you can hear, but your husband is deaf, is that right? | 0:04:42 | 0:04:47 | |
-That's right. -So, is that why you got involved? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
That's why I sign, to start with, but, yes, that's why I got involved | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
with Hands That Talk, because of Paddy, because of the children. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
I wanted somewhere where we could belong, basically, you know, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
because we are a deaf and a hearing family. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
I love singing. I love being part of Hands That Talk. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:05 | |
And I've been in the choir now for seven years. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
I just love it, like, because it's a part of my deaf culture, | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
you know, being able to be with other deaf people and just | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
expressing how you feel about yourself through the choir. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
It's really nice. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:19 | |
# ..We all need somebody to lean on... # | 0:05:21 | 0:05:27 | |
Well, that was great, wasn't it? | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
Now, if you'd like to help Hands That Talk, | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
the charity would love to hear from you. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
Thanks very much. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
If you'd like to make a donation to Hands That Talk, | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
visit our appeals website and click on the donate button. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
Find out more about the charity by visiting their website. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:49 | |
Now, she is better known for an amazing music career, | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
and Dolly is currently in the middle of a new tour, | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
otherwise I'm pretty sure she might have been here today to check up on | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
the Belfast children that she introduced | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
to the wonderful world of books. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
The postman calls at Darragh O'Neill's home, | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
and this is one excited young man, | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
as he opens the latest book from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
Dolly's initiative has sent more than 81 million books to | 0:06:22 | 0:06:27 | |
children around the world to help them improve their future | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
opportunities through reading. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
No, no, no! That's a parrot! | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
The stories are just so enjoyable, and they've taken so well to it. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
So much so, actually, that the parents are then keen to sign up | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
their little brothers and sisters. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:43 | |
Brenda, what do you think of the fact that Dolly, | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
this big country music star, has this type of scheme going anyway? | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
Well, nothing would surprise you about Dolly, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
and we're just very thankful that she has considered literacy | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
to be something that she wants to support with her charitable work. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:02 | |
Parents and schools can find out more about the scheme by | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
visiting Dolly's website, and there's an interview on our | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
own website which will give you some more information. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
From one classroom to another now, | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
and this is not your typical further education course. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
This is one specifically designed for women by the charity | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
Women's Tec. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
Remove the washer inside it to stop it leaking. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
What we're going to do is take off the top lid... | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
'Women's Tec, and the Tec stands for training, | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
'enterprise and childcare, | 0:07:34 | 0:07:35 | |
'has been in existence for almost 25 years, and it's about enhancing | 0:07:35 | 0:07:40 | |
'employability and giving skills to women in the area of | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
'non-traditional trades and work. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
'Our courses are available to women in plumbing, electrics, | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
'joinery, painting and decorating, horticulture, | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
'information technology, | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
'so areas that you wouldn't normally find women working.' | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
Well, here in the Women's Tec, it's very women centred | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
and women focused, so you are led to believe | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
that you are able to do anything that you want, | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
and I think when you have that behind you, you do believe it. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
We're all interested in it, | 0:08:10 | 0:08:11 | |
especially the likes of painting and decorating. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
I have a man in the house, and I swear I'm still waiting on him | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
hanging a picture, so this is one of the reasons I came here, you know? | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-So, now you can show him? -Yeah! | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
I want women who think that they want to maybe undertake these | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
courses or participate to give us a call, to come in and try it. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
We have sampling sessions where it's very easy for women to come in. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
It's a very supportive, nurturing environment, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
and I'm very pleased to say that last year we doubled. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
We reached our employment target twice over. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
Lynn, thank you very much. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:43 | |
Check out our website for more details on Women's Tec, | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
and find our community notice board for more opportunities over | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
the next few months. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:52 | |
Just a reminder as well that ideas for BBC Northern Ireland's | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
Playing Our Part Christmas appeal can be found there as well. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
That's it from me and Community Life. I'll see you next time. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
Bye-bye. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:03 |