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Hands On has recently been contacted by Frank Ward & Co Solicitors (www.frankward.com) to make us aware that the Minister for Education And Skills recently announced that the Redress Board will close on September 17th 2011.

About two years ago I decided to put a simple mobile phone in our dispatch office so that my mother, who is almost deaf, could book a taxi. She loved the idea; it gave her a new lease on life. She was telling her hearing friends about it and before I knew it we were…

http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2011/0715/150711weatheririshsignlanguage.html RTÉ and Met Éireann are delighted to announce a new service for the deaf community. The first weekly weather forecast in ISL (Irish Sign Language) will be broadcast this Sunday, 17th July, at 5.45pm on RTÉ One. Direct link: http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1105115

The IDS would like to share this video with you explaining the reasons why we oppose one the suggested names for the new Deaf Village