The Irish Deaf Society’s National Advocacy Service for Deaf people closed its offices last week with full loss of staff following an announcement by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government that their funding will be discontinued with immediate effect. The announcement puts a halt to 11 years of services for the Deaf population of Ireland with an estimated 5,000 people affected.
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