Deaf Education Conference - March 4, 2010

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

A conference on The Future of Deaf Education in Ireland will take place at The Croke Park Conference Centre in Dublin, on March 4th.
The conference will see the launch of a new policy document compiled by DeafHear.ie, The Catholic Institute of Deaf People and The Irish Deaf Society. This policy sets out a new future [...]

Family Options To Feature In ‘Hands On’ TV Show

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Hands On is the TV programme on RTÉ 1 devoted to issues related to deafness and the deaf and hard of hearing communities.
The producer, Anne Heffernan, has contacted IDK about a new programme in the pipeline, for which input is being sought from parents of deaf children.
As Heffernan explains, “it has come to our attention [...]

“A Birthday for Ben” - A Story About Deafness

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Irish Deaf Kids has teamed with Irish publishing house Special Stories, to release an exciting new children’s book, “A Birthday for Ben”, which is about young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The book is beautifully illustrated by Karen Quirke, a Dublin-born talented deaf artist, and sensitively written by Kate Gaynor, a Dublin [...]

NDCS Moves Education Statistics To Centre Stage

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The UK’s NDCS (National Deaf Childrens’ Society) campaigns for improved educational services on behalf of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Its “Must do better!” campaign identifies how routine teaching services for deaf children can be improved now, and in the government’s 2020 strategy.
From autumn 2009, as a result of campaigns by NDCS and other entities, the [...]

Training For Specialist Teachers of Deaf Pupils

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Teachers in Ireland who wish to specifically work with deaf children, should first complete an undergraduate degree course in education, which enables them to teach in every primary and secondary school nationwide.
Ireland currently has no courses for specialist teachers of deaf pupils but the UK has several flexible postgraduate e-learning courses. The best known, from [...]

Deafness on Joe Duffy Show, February 17 and 18

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

In the past two days (Feb 17th and 18th) Joe Duffy’s Liveline radio show has aired a number of issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing people.
Transcripts from the two shows are posted below for your reference.

February 17
February 18

The show primarily focused on the difficulties deaf people have accessing the emergency services. In Northern Ireland, a [...]

TCD Pre-College Entry Day For Deaf/HoH Students

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Trinity College Dublin will host a pre-college entry day for deaf and hard of hearing students on August 29 as part of the DS3 (Deaf Support in Third Level) project. This is a national project aimed at increasing accessibility and opportunities within third-level education. 
The day will consist of presentations and workshops giving an insight into [...]

Parents’ Seminar: Education Services (Oct 4, 2008)

Friday, July 11th, 2008

DeafHear.ie is hosting a seminar on October 4, 2008 at the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co Laois, for the parents of deaf/hard of hearing children.
Morning presentations will cover:

The Visiting Teacher Service
Mainstream schooling
Mainstream schooling with a hearing unit
St Mary’s School for Deaf Girls & St Joseph’s School for Deaf Boys

An afternoon presentation will be given by Mary [...]

UCC Fun Day For Deaf / Hard of Hearing Children

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Just 15% of students in Ireland who are deaf / hard of hearing go on to study at third-level, according to AHEAD, which is working to increase numbers.
Deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 - 12 from Munster are invited to a Fun Day at University College Cork on July 1st from 11.30am to 3.30pm.
The [...]