VIEW, Issue 59, 2021
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CONTENTS VIEW MAGAZINE – A social affairs publication with in-depth reporting and analysis Fighting for support
VIEW editor Brian Pelan talks to Allan and Wendy Newbronner from Glengormley about the challenges of finding support for their three deaf sons Pages six and seven
Drawn to architecture Richard Dougherty talks about how his love of football helped him to cope when he was the only deaf student on his course at Queen’s University Pages 10 and 11
Sign Language Act Majella McAteer, from the British Deaf Association, is confident that a Sign Language Act will be implemented in Northern Ireland Pages 14 and 15
‘I love my work’ Interpreter Donna McGlinchey tells how her journey into sign language began when she met a deaf women in her first job at the age of 16 Pages 16 and 17
New vice president Natasha Hirst, the new vice president of the National Union of Journalists, writes about the challenges of being a deaf photographer Page 21
Film review Jane O’Brien, who is deaf, takes a look at the Oscar-nominated Sound Of Metal, starring actor Riz Ahmed Page 22
THE BIG PICTURE Making a complaint to VIEWdigital – https://viewdigital.org/social-affairs-magazineteam/
Vilma Jackson, a deaf performance artist who has worked in film, stage, television drama, and music video, talks about her journey in The Big Interview on pages eight and nine