We are sad to announce that Deaforward’s application for funding was unsuccessful. We applied to continue the services but this was unsuccessful. For now, Deaforward will close its services and aim to make an appeal and meet various ministers. We need you support. If you want more information or have questions, you can direct them…
Click here to watch the RTE programmes that are translated into Irish Sign Language: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/search/?q=irish%20sign%20language Source: Irish Deaf Society
Hi Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. You can view the summer update on Parents Corner by clicking here: www.deafhear.com/ParentsCorner/ Parents Corner is a section on DeafHear’s website dedicated to providing information and support to parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in Ireland.
The 10th European Deaf Bowling Championships took place in Vienna Austria in May. The tournament was greatly successful and ran from the 14th to the 24th of May 2014. Further read at: deafsportsireland.com/2014/06/results-of-the-10th-euro-deaf-bowling-championships/
OMAHA, Neb. ― Creighton University is appealing a federal judge’s ruling requiring it to provide a deaf student with special equipment and interpreters to allow him to finish his last two years of medical school. U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp ruled in December that Creighton University’s medical school must accommodate Michael Argenyi’s disability. Last…
A rampant Irish side recorded their biggest win ever as they trounced Norway 13-0 to achieve qualification to the 2015 European Deaf Football Championships which will be held in Germany next summer. Further read at: deafsportsireland.com/2014/05/match-report-ireland-v-norway/
Four grumpy old Deaf men travel to Blackpool for an annual Deaf event. But when they meet a group of young Deaf men, things start to go wrong. Can the old and young men find a way to get on? This film stars Deaf actors John Smith, Matt Kirby, Jonathan Reid and Ilan Dwek as…
In 1973 BBC Two’s Horizon – which celebrates its 50th birthday this month – made its first documentary about deafness. Some forty years later it serves as a fascinating time capsule of attitudes to deafness at the time. “In our loquacious society, the deaf are linguistic lepers,” notes the commentary from the Curtain of Silence….
With the incoming local and European elections, politicians and candidates will come to your house looking for your vote…..please ask about ISL recognition. Source: www.facebook.com/IrishSignLanguageRecognitionCampaign