Category: News & Events

The Ireland Men’s Team will be facing France in Paris this weekend in their first match of the year in the 8th European Deaf Football Championships.

Further read at: deafsportsireland.com/2014/04/ireland-take-on-france/

The decision to speak or to sign is loaded with significance for deaf people, says BBC producer William Mager. He describes how he came to make his own choice.

I appeared on BBC Breakfast News last Saturday to discuss a video of a woman whose cochlear implant was switched on for the first time – it was a very emotional clip and quickly went round the world.

Further read at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-26866338

DeafHear was shocked to learn recently that young children are waiting up to two years to receive hearing tests. The information came to light at a recent meeting, and was also highlighted in the Letters Pages of the Irish Times recently by a concerned parent.

Further read at: https://www.deafhear.ie/DeafHear/newsFeature.html?who=729

The Citizens Information at Deaf Village Ireland are delighted to announce that the Citizens Information is opening up a new service for the people of Cabra. The Citizens Information office is based in Deaf Village Ireland.

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The STORY of the Ethiopia Deaf So Far,

After four years of planning, fundraising and crossing of fingers, the Ambo School for Deaf Children was officially opened on the 30th Dec 2012. Employing three fully qualified teachers of the Deaf, the school firstly offered places to the older Deaf children in the area. (Ages 11-16yrs) A recent visit to the school by members of the Ethiopia Deaf Project confirmed that the school has helped to transform the lives of these children and offer them a real sense of identity and hope.

We are now looking at phase two, the building of additional classrooms to welcome the younger children (ages 6-10) into the school.

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Source: www.womensaid.ie/services/helpline/deaforhardofhearing.html

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, we can help you.

The Women’s Aid National Freephone Helpline can offer support to deaf or hard of hearing women through our text service.

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Many people struggle to get used the idea that they have a hearing loss. If it has happened suddenly they may need counselling. Sudden hearing loss can also effect others in the family and there are counselling services for close family to help them adjust the major change in their life. Gradual hearing loss can also be hard to come to terms with. They may not have been aware of the loss for some time and despite everyone around them realising that something is wrong, it may still come as a shock.

If a relative or friend has recently been diagnosed with a hearing loss there are many ways that you can help them to adjust. This can be as simple as listening to them and offering support and help if they need it.

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Currently, 10 million people in the UK have some form of hearing loss. More than 800,000 of this population are either severely or profoundly deaf but the number of people able to communicate with them does not reflect this.

National charity and the UK’s leading awarding body in deaf communication qualifications, Signature, claims that in order to offer a better service for deaf people more businesses, whether in the public, private or voluntary sector, need to employ staff who can communicate with them.

We are encouraging employers to train their staff in basic Irish Sign Language (ISL) at Irish Deaf.com to create a welcoming, non discriminatory environment for those with hearing loss.

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A DALS classroom was sponsored by Smart Wall Paint (Special Paint for wall) and Johnny Corcoran – one of the DALS tutor explains how it works:

Source: Irish Deaf Society

Written by Katie Dudley, a media studies student with close ties to the Deaf Community, it provides a great insight into Deaf Village life.

To read more, click on the link: www.deafhear.ie/DeafHear/newsFeature.html?who=718