Thanks to the generous support of public and corporate donations, Threshold, a national housing charity, is now able to provide its vital services to the Deaf Community via the Irish Remote Interpreting Service (IRIS). Since its foundation 40 years ago, Threshold has helped in the region of half a million people with a diverse…
I’m doing a PhD at UCL Institute of Education looking at how sign language interpreting support is provided to Deaf students studying at university, and the experiences of Deaf students and interpreters. The results I’m sharing here are the first part of my study. We all know Deaf students often have a lot of difficulties…
We are publishing a Guide to Northern Ireland Charities.The feature will hopefully allow some of the lesser known charities to inform our readers about the services they offer, who to contact for assistance and what makes their charity different from all the others. The feature will be in the main magazine and we are offering a…
A deaf woman has applied for 1,000 jobs in 18 months – and not landed a single one. Kellie Wilson, from Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, believes she is being snubbed by would-be employers because of her disability. Every job application she has made since the summer of 2017 has resulted in a series of rejections….
IDS update – IDS still at risk of closure. Still no news for the funding. IDS will meet Govt on Monday to discuss. We still need your support by sending us letter of support by email at [email protected] or U can send us your ISL video to our Advocacy phone 0864401443 to say why you…
Hello, colleagues of Irish deaf, I’m Álvaro De Ramón Murillo, from the accessible tourism NGO Native. We have been one of the 6 projects promoted by the United Nations (UN) and its One Planet Sustainable Tourism Program. We are conducting our search for information on how people with minor hearing loss, severe hearing loss or…
Chime: DeafHear has changed its name to Chime! We want to chime together to deliver a society with no limits or barriers for anyone living with deafness or hearing loss. Visit chime.ie or follow us on our new Facebook page Chime – The National Charity for Deafness and Hearing Loss
Alabssi is deaf, and the character he played in the TV series, Black Summer, is deaf, too. Read this article on unapeda website,please click on Mustafa Alabssi’s incredible journey: Nexflix debut the latest feat for deaf Syrian refugee UNAPEDA UNAPEDA The French association of parents of deaf and hard of hearing children www.unapeda.asso.fr L’UNAPEDA est sur…
RTÉ has agreed to broadcast in the full the signed version of the National Anthem before Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football final. The on-pitch performance will be simulcast on RTÉ News Now and will also be reflected in RTÉ’s live pre-match coverage on RTÉ2, the state broadcaster said. Further read at: www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/rte-to-broadcast-signed-anthem-in-full-865745.html