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By the end of 2011 the government will remove over 200 SNAs from schools around the country in order to meet targets within the National Recovery Plan.

For your information please see below for information on UK resident Catherine White, originally from Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, who has been shortlisted in the 2011 Signature Annual Awards for her work at home and in New Zealand to further access for deaf and deafblind people. Catherine White – Communication Professional of the Year

Hands On has recently been contacted by Frank Ward & Co Solicitors (www.frankward.com) to make us aware that the Minister for Education And Skills recently announced that the Redress Board will close on September 17th 2011.

About two years ago I decided to put a simple mobile phone in our dispatch office so that my mother, who is almost deaf, could book a taxi. She loved the idea; it gave her a new lease on life. She was telling her hearing friends about it and before I knew it we were…

http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2011/0715/150711weatheririshsignlanguage.html RTÉ and Met Éireann are delighted to announce a new service for the deaf community. The first weekly weather forecast in ISL (Irish Sign Language) will be broadcast this Sunday, 17th July, at 5.45pm on RTÉ One. Direct link: http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1105115

The IDS would like to share this video with you explaining the reasons why we oppose one the suggested names for the new Deaf Village

Hi, I am a DCU Masters student doing my thesis on ‘Facebook and Deaf Communications’. The main idea behind it is looking at how Facebook is changing how teenagers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can communicate with each other and with their hearing friends!

What Meeting to start fighting against the cuts in special needs education When Wednesday 15th June at 16:30 Where The Temple Bar Hotel, Fleet Street, Dublin 2