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 […]
Author Archive | Gerrie O'Grady
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 […]
Irish Sign Language Act Signed Into Law
HISTORIC DAY FOR IRELAND’S DEAF COMMUNITY WITH PASSING OF NEW IRISH SIGN LANGUAGE LEGISLATION There were emotional scenes in Leinster House on Thursday 14th December when an Irish Sign Language (ISL) Recognition Bill was passed in the Daíl. One hundred people involved with the Deaf Community from all over Ireland were there to witness this […]
Christmas Raffle
FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS RAFFLE IN AID OF THE CORK DEAF ASSOCIATION Please buy a line for the Cork Deaf Association. There are fantastic prizes to be won!!! €75 voucher for Isaacs €50 voucher for Debenhams Dinner for two plus bottle of wine for The Pembroke, Imperial Hotel Afternoon Tea for Two for The Fota Collection (Fota […]
HARD OF HEARING AWARENESS WEEK
The Cork Deaf Association are having a Hard of Hearing Awareness Week from 4-8 December 2017. If you think you or someone in your family has a hearing loss then this is your opportunity to drop in to us to see how we can help and support you. All welcome!
Deaf Community Positive Mental Health Talks
Deaf Community Positive Mental Health Talks on Wednesday 9th August 2017 in the Cork Deaf Association Two Talks: Talk for Young Adults (18-25) – 2.30 pm Talk Open to all in the Deaf Community – 7.30 pm Version 3 poster Deaf comm Mental Health Talks
Some Facts about the Deaf Community: Why ISL recognition is so important
A meeting was held in Leinster House on Thursday 11th May 2017 in relation to the ISL Recognition Bill. In attendance was the Chair of the Joint Committee on Justice & Equality, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and representatives from Irish Deaf Society, Cork Deaf Association, Cork Deaf enterprises, Cork Deaf Club, Centre for Deaf Studies, the […]
Sign Language Interpreting Access within the Department of Social Protection and Citizens Information Board
Two new access policies have been developed which now means that a Deaf person is entitled to a sign language interpreter when accessing services through the department of social protection and the citizens information board. This includes: COMMUNITY WELFARE OFFICES (CWO) INTREO (FAS) EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICES (SW) CITIZEN’S INFORMATION MABS NATIONAL ADVOCACY SERVICE You can […]