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Department of Justice withdraws 2012 funding for People with Disabilities Ireland (PwDI) The Board of PwDI at its meeting yesterday were  extremely shocked to learn that the Minister for Justice and Equality has withdrawn funding for 2012 to support the work of People with Disabilities in Ireland . The decision to withdraw this funding will…

Ireland’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the World Deaf Futsal Championships suffered a severe blow as they lost 6-1 to Turkey on Tuesday evening.

Greeting from Sweden. See below report of the World Deaf Futsal Championship and you can see our live text commentary at our facebook for Ireland v Turkey on tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3.40pm Irish time. click www.facebook.com/irishdeafsports

Do you have meetings or conferences where you need the services of a speech to text notetaker to be able to participate?

“People who are deaf or hard of hearing have long complained that going to watch a film can be an unsatisfactory experience, with subtitled films on at unsociable times and often suffering from technical problems. But a solution could soon available …”

Minister Joan Burton and Citizens Information Phone Service launch new online information facility to assist those with hearing and speech difficulties The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD today (Friday 30th September) officially launched a new instant chat information service for  Citizens Information Phone Service called ‘Live Advisor’ specifically for people with hearing and …

TV3 have responded to emails from the Irish Deaf Society: They would like to let you all know that they are experiencing subtitle problems at the moment: