> Wed 23rd Sept
“Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights.”
Today is also the International Day of Sign Languages, a day that highlights the importance of sign languages in realising the human rights of Deaf people.
As we mark ISL Awareness Week in Ireland, we are highlighting the right to use Irish Sign Language and the importance of ensuring those rights are reflected in everyday life.
Human rights include the right to use Irish Sign Language, access information, education, healthcare and public services, work, and take part in decisions that affect our lives.
Having rights recognised in law is important, but those rights must also work in practice. Deaf people should be included from the beginning, not added as an afterthought.
Most Googled Questions About Deaf People | Part 3
As part of ISL Awareness Week and International Week of Deaf People 2026, we’re back with more of the questions people are asking Google about Deaf people.
Today, Ronan Farrell, Johnny Corcoran, Alan Smith and Sarah Jane O'Regan take on three more of the most searched questions:
- Is deafness genetic?
Deaf Perspectives | A Roundtable Discussion | Part 3
Do you have a dream job that is not accessible to you, and is ISL truly accessible within society?
As part of ISL Awareness Week and International Week of Deaf People 2026, today’s roundtable clip looks at employment, accessibility and the everyday use of Irish Sign Language.
Participants reflect on the barriers Deaf people can face in pursuing career opportunities, as well as what meaningful access to ISL across society should look like in practice.
These daily clips are just a small part of a much wider conversation.
The views expressed by participants are their own.
A great day back at the Houses of the Oireachtas
As part of ISL Awareness Week and International Week of Deaf People 2026, we were delighted to deliver Deaf Awareness Training again, celebrating Deaf culture, Irish Sign Language, awareness and inclusion.
Our presenter, Stephen Bates, is pictured with the Deaf Flag at Leinster House. He is joined by Training Officer Reine McDonnell, along with two of the in-house ISL interpreters, Caroline O’Leary and Ciara Grant, who supported the training.
Thank you to everyone who took part and helped mark ISL Awareness Week with us.
