> 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.
Filmed on location at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7.
With thanks to the National Museum of Ireland for supporting this content and for its continued work on Irish Sign Language access.
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:
- Can Deaf people lipread?
- Can Deaf people talk?
- Is deafness genetic?
The questions come from Google. The answers come from Deaf people. The views expressed by participants are their own.
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 full roundtable discussion will be available soon, so watch this space.
The views expressed by participants are their own.
Accessibility note: These short clips are a preview of the full roundtable and currently do not include voiceover. Voiceover will be included as part of the full production when released.
