[access-uk] Re: RNC documentary
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 10:25:13 +0100
Dave,
For "andering" read "blundering"! <Smiles>
--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:09 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNC documentary
> carol,
>
> Things have changed a bit since our day. There did not appear to be a lot
> of teaching going on. Students seemed to be wandering around the building
> using their canes, and the whole place appeared to be as much
> rehabilitation
> centre as educational establishment. I did not realise that was the
> function of RNC these days.
>
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Carol Pearson
> Sent: 30 April 2007 22:36
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNC documentary
>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> OK, we heard the documentary here, though there was no sight in the house
> to
> confirm anything. There was the naration but, for some reason or other,
> we
> didn't get the audio description on Cable. Anyway, after a while we
> switched to digi-TV and got the audio which did improve things a little.
>
> My honest view is that Channel 4 made a very poor programme, wasting a lot
> of time and not getting sufficient background about courses and
> information
> through to the public. As I wrote last night, I object greatly to that
> phrase "Young blind things", as though they're a piece of rubbish! I know
> it may be an expression that's very much "in" now, but I found it very
> demeaning indeed to think of such folk in this way.
>
> There were extra students around from time to time but of course I have no
> knowledge as to whether one of them was Hannah. She was not mentioned by
> name, so far as I can recall. Salina and Stacy were the prominent girls.
>
> On a good note, I was pleased (and slightly amused) to discover that they
> at
> least still use the word "Totals" at RNC. That sure took me back! (They
> didn't mention "The dims and visions" though. Perhaps, in some ways,
> that's
> as bad as the word "things", but we chose to call ourselves by those names
> and that was the difference!
>
> Well, forgive my rambles, Mr. Moderator. I'll get off the computer and
> come
> back ready to keep good conduct tomorrow, promise!
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg Athans" <g.athans@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
> "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:04 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] RNC documentary
>
>
>> Hi all,
>> Well the RNC documentary might have finished now. What did you think of
>> it? Did you see Hannah at all? I don't think she was on it, which would
>> be disappointing, but I'm sure it was worth the watch anyway. Any
>> comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>> Christopher Hallsworth
>> E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
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