Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Update 18.05.08
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Our service will hold a fundraising event in Castleisland on the 22nd and
23rd of May. We are looking for volunteers to fundraise outside Garvey’s
supermarket. If you are available, please let us know? Our thanks to
Garvey’s for allocating these days to our Centre.
BREASTCHECK SCREENING WOMEN IN TRALEE
BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme has arrived in Tralee
to provide women with free breast x-rays (mammograms). The Government-funded
screening service is offered to women aged between 50 and 64 and BreastCheck
urges all invited women to attend their appointment.
Women should advise in advance if special needs are to be accommodated. A
sign language interpreter can be made available on request at the
BreastCheck screening units. All BreastCheck screening units are fully
accessible to people with disability.
Women will be screened at a BreastCheck mobile digital screening unit
located at Kerry Community Services Headquarters, Rathass, Tralee, Co Kerry.
A BreastCheck mammogram is a simple procedure that takes approximately half
an hour in total and is offered to women aged between 50 and 64 every two
years. The aim of screening is to detect early breast cancer. The vast
majority of women screened are found to be perfectly healthy with less than
one per cent diagnosed with cancer.
BreastCheck advises all women aged between 50 and 64 living in Tralee and
surrounding areas to make sure their name is on the BreastCheck register. We
can make a call on your behalf to 1800 45 45 55. Alternatively, you can fill
in an application form or go online at www.breastcheck.ie
CERVICAL SCREENING NOW AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE
In September 2008, Ireland’s first national cervical screening programme was
introduced. CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme
provides free smear tests to women aged between 25 and 60. Having a regular
smear test is the most effective way of reducing a woman’s risk of
developing cervical cancer.
A smear test is a simple procedure that can detect pre-cancerous cells in
the cervix (neck of the womb). Screening will be provided every three years
to women aged between 25 and 44 and once they have received two ‘no
abnormality detected results’ every five years to women aged 45 to 60. The
great majority of tests are found to be negative or normal.
To have a free smear test, please arrange an appointment with a smeartaker
(doctor or practice nurse) of your choice who is registered with
CervicalCheck. If you need an interpreter, the HSE needs to be contacted in
advance for sanctioning for an interpreter. CervicalCheck has registered
over 4,050 smeartakers nationwide and 94 smeartakers (GPs, practice nurses,
Women’s Health, Family Planning and Well Woman Clinics) in Co Kerry. A full
list of registered smeartakers can be found under the ‘Find a smeartaker’
section on the CervicalCheck website (www.cervicalcheck.ie) or by calling
Freephone 1800 45 45 55.
AHEAD WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME
The AHEAD WAM work placement programme has five work placements available to
graduates with disabilities, on the ESB Disability Traineeship programme.
These are across a number of areas such as Engineering, IT, Accounting and
Human Resources. The minimum qualification requirement to apply for a
traineeship is NFQ Level 6 or Higher (certificate).
For more information, contact Fiona Ring, WAM Project Worker, AHEAD WAM
Programme, Temple Grove House, Room 5, 1-4 Temple Hill, Blackrock, Co.
Dublin. Phone: 01 278 9325; e-mail: [email protected]. Website:
www.ahead.ie. Deadline for applications is 22 May 2009.
SIMPLY SIGNING NEWS
Simply Signing’s new book “I can sign, The Alphabet” was unveiled on RTE 1
The Afternoon Show on Wednesday May 13th. The book is illustrated by Stephen
Wylie and written by Lorna McCormack. ‘I Can Sign, The Alphabet’, book will
be available in 40 Tesco stores nationwide and Irish Deaf.com from the end
of the month
IRISHDEAFKIDS.IE
Many thanks to irishdeafkids.ie for use of an article on the new captioning
tool available on youtube that featured in the KDRC update last week.
Irishdeafkids.ie was setup in 2008 to help parents make informed decisions
about their children’s’ education and communication options. For more
information and to sign up to IDK’s newsletters go to www.irishdeafkids.ie
CONTACT DETAILS
Donations/fundraising: www.mycharity.ie/charity/kerrydeaf
Website: www.kerrydeaf.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Kerry Deaf Resource Centre
4 Gas Tce, Tralee, Co. Kerry. IRELAND
Tel: 066 712 0399/ Fax: 066 712 0386/
Mobile: 087 633 4687