1981 | - The Deaf Action Group was formed
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1982 | - The Institute of Interpreters was set up to help improve interpreting services for the Deaf
- 1st meeting with RTE to improve its news for the Deaf
- Deaf Action Group changes its name to the Irish Council of the Deaf
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1983 | - The Irish Council of the Deaf changes its name to the Irish Deaf Society
- Stan Foran and Vivian Mulloy attended the World Federation of the Deaf 9th congress in Italy as observers.
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1984 | - IDS attends the first ever seminar of Deaf organisations in the European Economic Community (now known as the EU)
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1985 | - IDS joins the World Federation of the Deaf and the European Union of the Deaf
- The IDS sets up the 1st Interpreter Training agency
- The first ever seminar on "total communication" takes place on the 16th November
- IDS attends the Broadcasting Future for the Deaf conference by the BBC
- IDS hosts the first European Community Regional Secretariat (ECRS) committee meeting in Dublin
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1986 | - An IDS working group made a formal request to the Department of Education to review the policy on education for Deaf children
- IDS became affiliated to what is now known as the Disability Federation of Ireland.
- The first Deaf Awareness Week was held in Arnotts Department store from the 26th-28th September
- The Irish Deaf Youth Association is formed
- At the 2nd annual ECRS meeting, calls were made to campaign to the EEC for official recognition of Signed Languages.
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1987 | - Irish Deaf Journal has its first publication
- IDS formally registered with the Revenue Commission as a charitable organisation
- Clark Denmark gives a workshop "What is sign language and how is it taught?"
- The Irish Sign Language and Interpreting Training Agency (ISLITA) sets up its first ISL class
- The IDS participates in the St. Patricks Day parade
- IDS participates as a delegate at the WFD for the 1st time.
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1988 | - IDS opens its first office at 13 Christchurch Place
- Peter Sutherland becomes patron of the IDS
- IDS hosts its first national congress with the theme "A Change for the Better"
- European Parliament recognises Sign language
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1989 | - IDS attends the first Deaf Way conference at Gallaudet University
- IDS organises a special education seminar at St. Patricks College, Dublin
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1990 | - IDS moves offices to Carmichael House, Dublin 7
- IDS hires staff via the FAS employment Scheme.
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1991 | - IDS celebrates 10 years
- The first female chairperson is Teresa Lynch
- IDS organises a debate on the issue of signing in the classroom
- The Department of Health and Children sponsors new Irish Sign Language posters
- Planning begins with the ECRS and National Rehabilitation Board (NRB) for the future Horizon project
- IDS hosts the European Festival of Deaf culture in Dublin
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1992 | - Department of Social Welfare gives IDS a grant of €20,000 to purchase a non-voice electronic information system known as Minitel
- IDS begins its campaign to set up a centre for Deaf studies
- Horizon Irish Sign Language Interpreter Training Project at Trinity College Dublin is launched
- IDS launched its Green Paper on Education for the Deaf
- The Irish Deaf Women's Group was launched in September
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1993 | - Open Forum for Deaf Women was held in July
- WFD Committee visits Ireland during Deaf Awareness Week
- IDS hosts the 2nd Annual National Congress "Understanding Human Rights of the Deaf"
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1994 | - The European Community Regional Secretariat becomes known as the European Union of the Deaf
- The 1st National Council meeting is held in December
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1995 | - IDS Video Project is set up, employing 11 staff under the CE scheme
- The Irish Deaf Electronics Association attends the EUD "Design For All" conference in Holland
- EUD hosts a seminar "Equal Partnership in the Media" in Dublin
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1996 | - IDS supports the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in launching a minicom telephone service for children.
- IDYA celebrates its 10th anniversary in Athlone
- The Irish Deaf Electronic Association conference and exhibition was held in February
- Dept of Health officials visit the IDS
- IDS buys its new offices at 30 Blessingon Street
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1997 | - Irish Deaf Journal celebrates 10 years
- IDS launches the "ABC of ISL" video which was also broadcast on RTE
- IDS receives grants from the Arts Council, People In Need and The Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs totalling IR£58,000
- The 3rd National Congress "Deaf Access: Towards the year 2000" is held in November
- IDS hosts a national seminar "Bilingual Education for Deaf children"
- President Mary Robinson invites the IDS to Aras An Uachtarian to mark the publication of "Breaking the Silence" by Edward Crean.
- The first World Federation of the Deaf Junior Camp is held in Dublin
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1998 | - The IDS hosts a Deaftronics Seminar
- IDS receives a grant to set up a Deaf Women's Literacy Group
- The Horizon Interpreting Course starts in Cork with 10 Interpreter trainees and 3 Deaf tutor trainees
- Documentary "Angry Silence" has its showing at the IFI
- Irish Sign Link, the national agency for the provision of Sign Language Interpreters opens in Dublin 4
- Link up, a literacy programme is established by the IDS
- IDS launches its 2nd series of the "ABC of ISL"
- Irish Sign Language was officially recognised in the Education Act on the 23rd December
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1999 | - A EU Empowerment of Euro Deaf Seminar was held in Dublin and attended by Deaf people from Britain, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, Spain and Ireland
- M.J. Bienvenue gives a lecture on "Deaf Empowerment"
- A Fulbright Scholarship was set up linking Trinity College Dublin and Gallaudet University
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2000 | - IDS campaign on the Broadcasting Bill results in changes to provide limited access in the Broadcasting Act 2000
- IDS gets contract to provide a teletext service called Deafinfo
- IDS becomes a limited company by guarantee
- Link Up gets a grant worth IR£607,000 for a five year project
- IDS film "Everything is crazy" and "Babble" are broadcast on RTE
- The Government announces the establishment of the Centre for Deaf Studies
- Equal Status Act becomes Law
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2001 | - IDS launches its new logo
- President Mary McAleese launched the Centre for Deaf Studies
- The Deaf Education Advisory committee is set up
- The 4th National Congress "Our Language, Our culture" is held in Dublin
- IDS hosts its 20th anniversary
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2002 | - IDS hosts a broadcasting forum which is attended by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
- The Model School for the Deaf project opens
- IDS launches campaign to ensure Schools for the Deaf included in the Redress Bill
- Deafway II is attended by over 20 Deaf people
- "Is there poverty in the Deaf community" is launched
- IDWG celebrates its 10th anniversary
- 14 people do a china wall trek to raise €19,000 for the IDS
- IDS receives a grant of €52,000 to continue its research on poverty in the Deaf community
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2003 | - The IDS launches its new website, www.deaf.ie
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2004 | - Deaforward, a new IDS project aimed at promoting Deaf advocacy is formally launched
- The EUD holds it seminar and General Assembly in Dublin
- The Deaf Access to Learning English Project (DALEP) is launched
- 1st Summerfest is held this year
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2005 | - 2nd Major fundraising event sees 10 people doing the peru trek to raise money for IDS
- The 1st ISL Awareness Week happens this year along with the 1st ISL Parade
- Linkup replaced by the Deaf Adult Literacy Services
- DALEP launches its DVD "Understanding English through Irish Sign Language"
- The 5th Congress happens in October "Technology and Deaf Culture: Are recent technological advances improving or killing Deaf Culture"
- Irish Deaf News replaces the Irish Deaf Journal and becomes a bi monthly publication
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2006 | - Irish Deaf Society celebrates 25 years
- New Irish Sign Language Academy is set up with funding from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- IDS organises it largest ISL Awareness Week to date
- 25th Anniversary Gala Ball happens in conjunction with the IDYA and Greenbow who are also celebrating anniversaries.
- IDS held a national seminar "Reclaiming our language"
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2007 | - New ISL recognition Campaign working group is established
- Irish Association of Sign Language Interpreters is dissolved
- IDS celebrates 20 years of its journal, now known as Irish Deaf News
- WFD congress is held in Madrid, Spain.
- Irish Sign Link is replaced with the Sign Language Interpreting Services
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2008 | - IDS receives a grant from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to produce an 8-part series called "Sign up!"
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2009 | - Irish Deaf News begins in June on youtube
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2010 | - At the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, the ICED makes its apology to the World Deaf community.
- IDS sets up a training room at the IDS for its literacy classes
- IDS receives anonymous 99k
- Croke Park
- IDS secures funding to translate the Murphy Report into Irish Sign Language
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2011 | - IDS celebrates its 30 years anniversary
- IDS opens its first charity shop in Phibsboro, Dublin
- The Remote Interpreting Service Pilot is established
- IDS launches the Guidebook
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