The Cork Deaf Association is offering free hearing tests on Monday 17th October as part of Cork Hard of Hearing Awareness Week, which takes place between 17th and 21st October. Other activities taking place during the week include a lipreading taster class, an assistive technology demonstration evening and an outreach information stand at Wilton shopping […]
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STRATEGIC PLAN SERVICE USER FEEDBACK WANTED!
The Cork Deaf Association is currently developing a new Strategic Plan. This will help us to set goals for the future and make sure we are providing the supports and services that are most needed. We would very much welcome your input. Please fill out the survey before Friday 2nd Sept to give your comments and […]
We are back! Office hours update – May 2022
Living with COVID 19 WE ARE OPEN!! May 2022 Service user and staff safety is our priority in Cork Deaf Association. In line with the current Government Guidelines on living and working with Covid-19, we have made some changes to our building and staff rotas as part of creating a safer environment. We are delighted […]
Job Vacancy – Part time Receptionist/Clerical Officer
Part Time Receptionist/Clerical Officer (14 hours a week) (more…)
Irish Sign Language and Primary Curriculum Review
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is reviewing the Primary Curriculum at present. It is vitally important that Irish Sign Language is included in a new curriculum. Organisations, groups and individuals are invited to make written submissions as part of a consultation. To give your input on the importance of ISL in a […]
Research Projects
The Cork Deaf Association is delighted to support ongoing research into the are of deafness and hearing loss. These are two great research projects from students at UCC and are well worth reading. What are the effects of acquired hearing loss in older people? AMY WALSH https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/carl/AmyWalshCARLReportforCorkDeafAssociation2018.pdf the Barriers Towards the Uptake & Retention of […]
Irish Sign Language Vacancy
IRISH SIGN LANGUAGE JOB VACANCY WITH ST. COLUMBA’S SCHOOL IN CORK POST DETAILS Temporary full time position available in the Deaf Facility of St Columba’s GNS with Facility for Deaf Children. The role description pertaining to this position is unique to this appointment. The main role of the person appointed will be to support communication […]
Cork City Council Plans to Make Minutes Available in Irish Sign Language
It is very good to see growing awareness of the need for Irish Sign Language access. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Sign-language-plans-for-city-council-minutes-3214725e-01b5-44b0-8002-3ec8ea5efc6a-ds?fbclid=IwAR1uUCzgnrVzfFW1j0kSXOmcXyCAFV6GThPBcdbRztNO69WAkPi9k6DkpCI
Request For Parent Participation
Dr. Elizabeth Mathews is looking for parents to participate in a research study called ‘Accessing The Curriculum Through Irish Sign Language: Parental Experiences Of Accessing and Education for their Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Children’. The purpose of the study is to understand the experiences of parents who are obtaining an education for their […]
GDPR – Please Read Before Subscribing To Us!
STAY FRIENDS WITH US. AWARENESS IS EVERYTHING! Hello friends, Cork Deaf Association takes your data protection seriously. Consequently, we are making every effort to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is coming into effect on May 25th. As part of our strategy to comply with GDPR, we have added a new […]
