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Deaf boy’s win is reel achievement
A Carshalton teenager has made it to the regional finals of the National Lottery Awards 2006 for making cinema-going accessible to thousands of hearing and visually impaired people.
Dean Rhodes Brandon, who lives in Green Wrythe Lane, is one of four finalists in the south east of England to be nominated for the awards, which recognise successful lottery-funded initiatives.
The teenager, who has been deaf since birth, launched Your Local Cinema with the UK Film Council when he was nine, in an effort to increase the number of cinemas showing subtitled and audio-described films.
Now 15, he still helps to run the project's supporting website, yourlocalcinema.com, which informs deaf clubs, schools and individuals of when these screenings are taking place in their area by email, typetalk, fax, text or post.
The Carshalton-based project was nominated by a panel of high-profile judges, including entrepreneur
Sir Terence Conran and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.
A National Lottery spokesman explained why each finalist was chosen. She said: "For these awards we were basically looking for people who had used lottery money to do something really innovative and original. We wanted people who were proud of what they had done with the money they had received. Your Local Cinema is a great project."
Dean will find out if he has made it to the national finals in September.
His father Derek said: "Going to the cinema is an occasion that most people take for granted, but that many people like Dean struggle to enjoy. I was exceptionally proud when my son set this project up while at school, and it's great that so many cinemas have got involved to make cinema going more accessible to so many people."
He added: "I'm really proud of him, it's a great achievement."
11:44am Tuesday 22nd August 2006
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CommentPosted by: Anna Hollis on 1:15am Wed 23 Aug 06
RNID welcomes the news that local Carshalton teenager, Dean Rhodes Brandon, has reached the regional finals of the National Lottery Awards 2006 for the production of Your Local Cinema (Deaf boy’s win is reel achievement, Tuesday 22nd August 2006).
RNID congratulates Dean for his tremendous efforts to increase the number of cinemas showing subtitled and audio described films and has supported Your Local Cinema since it began. Currently over 200 cinemas across the UK offer subtitled screenings - great news for deaf and hard of hearing people.
RNID is urging older people, who have ceased visiting cinemas because their hearing has deteriorated, to give them another try and see the difference the most up-to-date digital subtitling equipment has made.
If local cinemas don’t show subtitled screenings, RNID is encouraging people to put pressure on them to do so. If cinemas see there is local demand for subtitled screenings, they will have to sit up and take action.
If you think you might have some level of hearing loss RNID recommends you take its five minute telephone hearing check on 0845 600 5555.
Yours sincerely
Nick Palfreyman
Campaigns Officer RNID
RNID welcomes the news that local Carshalton teenager, Dean Rhodes Brandon, has reached the regional finals of the National Lottery Awards 2006 for the production of Your Local Cinema (Deaf boy’s win is reel achievement, Tuesday 22nd August 2006).
RNID congratulates Dean for his tremendous efforts to increase the number of cinemas showing subtitled and audio described films and has supported Your Local Cinema since it began. Currently over 200 cinemas across the UK offer subtitled screenings - great news for deaf and hard of hearing people.
RNID is urging older people, who have ceased visiting cinemas because their hearing has deteriorated, to give them another try and see the difference the most up-to-date digital subtitling equipment has made.
If local cinemas don’t show subtitled screenings, RNID is encouraging people to put pressure on them to do so. If cinemas see there is local demand for subtitled screenings, they will have to sit up and take action.
If you think you might have some level of hearing loss RNID recommends you take its five minute telephone hearing check on 0845 600 5555.
Yours sincerely
Nick Palfreyman
Campaigns Officer RNID
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This is interesting project which is a part of our large scale project. Please check on <a href="http://www.dea
fentertainment.com" >www.deafentertainme
nt.com</a>.
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