Billy’s fight to hear as parents call for cochlear implants
Billy Cairns (4) currently cannot hear as he has undergone an operation to repair a faulty cochlear implant – his parents say he would not be experiencing this if he had been fitted with two.
View ArticleBritish couple jailed for rape and trafficking of deaf girl
The girl, who could not speak, was trafficked from Pakistan to work as a servant.
View ArticleTurn it down: Deafness charity warns of hearing risk from loud earphones
DeafHear.ie say that that early results of a new study show that three out of five young people are listening to earphones at unsafe levels.
View Article'Fake' deaf interpreter at Mandela memorial says he had 'schizophrenic episode'
“There was nothing I could do. I was alone in a very dangerous situation,” Thamasanqa Jantjie has told a South African newspaper.
View ArticleLittle girl signs her school concert as a surprise for her deaf parents
We want her to replace Jean O’Reilly.
View ArticleToddler has adorable reaction to hearing for the first time
and he CAN’T STOP LAUGHING.
View ArticleWoman hears music for the first time after 40 years
Her friend put together a very special mixtape for her.
View ArticleAdvocacy service for deaf people closes after funding cut, leaves '5,000 at...
The Irish Deaf Society said its members now face “further social exclusion”.
View Article'Left high and dry': TDs call for Deaf advocacy service to be re-opened
Some 5,000 people have been affected by the closure of the Irish Deaf Society’s National Advocacy Service.
View ArticleOpinion: The rights of the Deaf community have just been spectacularly...
Recent claims by the Government that it would support the development of key services through Irish Sign Language have been seriously undermined by the news that one national Deaf advocacy organisation...
View ArticleCalls for interpreters to be present when Deaf people attend the Dáil
The Irish Deaf Society has asked the Government to ensure that Irish Sign Language interpreters are present in the Dáil and Seanad this week.
View ArticleSenator claims 'discrimination' as row erupts over sign language interpreter...
A spokesperson for the Oireachtas has denied the claim.
View ArticleThis little boy is on a mission to get RTÉ using sign language on the Toy Show
Quaid Cleland is a nine-year-old hearing child who wants to get the whole country signing.
View ArticleScience Changes Lives: The day I finally heard the world in stereo
How a cochlear implant brought Caroline Carswell into a new world of sound: “like going from a song played on a flute, to one played by a full orchestra”.
View ArticleOpinion: Domestic violence victims who are disabled face multiple obstacles...
Often when we talk of services for women affected by domestic violence, we talk in terms of able-bodied, English speaking women – but that’s not the full picture.
View ArticleNine-year-old who's lobbying RTÉ to use sign language in Toy Show wins award
Quaid Cleland is on a mission to get the whole country using sign language so we can all communicate with one another.
View ArticleRemember this inspiring little boy? He'll be on the Toy Show tonight
We first told you about Quaid Cleland and his campaign to get Ireland using sign language back in August.
View ArticleShane's parents are Deaf - so he wrote the first Irish play for deaf and...
The actor stars in a one man show that uses sound, light and Irish Sign Language in a unique way.
View ArticleCollege lecturers accused of not doing enough to include students with...
A new report also found that less deaf students are now attending college in Ireland.
View ArticleAn entire town learned sign language to give their deaf neighbour a...
And it feeeeeeeeels like all the feels.
View ArticleDeaf people are unhappy with RTE's coverage of the Eurovision
The broadcaster has defended its approach.
View ArticleAs many as 17,000 people in Ireland could have this disability... but no one...
Activists say more accurate data is needed.
View ArticleThis Starbucks barista used sign language to help a drive-thru customer
And has been hailed a hero.
View ArticleDeclan Buckley on drag, equality and why sign language should be officially...
Both his parents are deaf.
View ArticleMeet the man who can teach you to dance - without even being able to hear the...
We spoke to Chris Fonseca, the London dance teacher who can’t hear the music playing – but can still feel the beat.
View ArticleA high-tech backpack built for bass vibration - all in a day's work for this...
We went over to London to participate in a dance class given by Chris Fonseca.
View Article6 things you may not have known about Deaf culture
We got an exceptional insight into the deaf community through deaf dance instructor Chris Fonseca. Here’s what we learned.
View ArticleA high-tech backpack built for bass vibration - all in a day's work for this...
We went over to London to participate in a dance class given by Chris Fonseca.
View Article6 things you may not have known about Deaf culture
We got an exceptional insight into the deaf community through deaf dance instructor Chris Fonseca. Here’s what we learned.
View ArticleThis deaf baby hearing her mother speak for the first time has people tearing up
Her tiny mind is BLOWN.
View ArticleUnarmed deaf man shot dead after failing to stop for police officer
A neighbour claimed the man didn’t understand what was happening as he couldn’t hear the siren.
View Article'Talk of the deaf': 80% of this Bali village can use their own sign language
It was not until the 1960s that Bengkala village began to make efforts to better integrate its deaf residents and nowadays everyone is treated equally.
View Article'No one should be excluded because of their disability': Irish MEP welcomes...
The directive would mean public service websites would be more accessible to the deaf and visually impaired.
View Article'We decided not to remove the Deaf gene, and let nature take its course'
Presenter Sarah-Jane Moloney is proud to be Deaf, but she was relieved her two babies would not face the same barriers she did.
View ArticleColumn: 'I am determined to make music available to the deaf'
I was the first and only deaf and vision impaired student to choose music as a Leaving Cert subject, writes Orla O’Sullivan.
View ArticleLegislation to officially recognise Irish Sign Language set to pass through...
The bill is expected to pass through all stages of the Dáil today.
View ArticleTwo-thirds of Deaf community face difficulty finding out about their rights
A new report has been published detailing the experiences of Deaf people in accessing public and social services.
View Article'A historic development': New Irish Sign Language primary teaching degree...
The new Bachelor of Education programme is the first of its kind in Ireland.
View ArticleMan awarded €5,000 after job interviewer greeted him with 'so, you're Deaf?'
The branch manager asked the man, who had years of experience in a similar role, how he would manage to do the warehouse job safely.
View Article34-year-old Deaf woman sues HSE over being placed in facility for the elderly
Counsel said she had been put in the nursing home on a temporary basis, but that was almost two years ago.
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