languages:irish_sign_language_in_ireland
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There are several estimations of speaker numbers according to different sources: | There are several estimations of speaker numbers according to different sources: | ||
* According to Leeson and Saeed (2012) there are around 6,500 Deaf people across the island of Ireland who use ISL and around 65,000 hearing signers.((Leesson, | * According to Leeson and Saeed (2012) there are around 6,500 Deaf people across the island of Ireland who use ISL and around 65,000 hearing signers.((Leesson, | ||
- | * According to the Irish Deaf Society, there are 5.000 first language | + | * According to the Irish Deaf Society, there are 5.000 Deaf people with ISL as first language and 40.000 hearing signers of ISL ((Irish Deaf Society. (n.d.). //Irish Sign Language//. Retrieved March 24, 2020 from: [[https:// |
* According to Ethnologue, there are 21.050 signers of ISL.((Ethnologue, | * According to Ethnologue, there are 21.050 signers of ISL.((Ethnologue, | ||
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===European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages=== | ===European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages=== | ||
- | Irish Sign Language is not protected by the [[general_information: | + | Irish Sign Language is not protected by the [[general_information: |
=== UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities === | === UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities === | ||
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* The community of persons using Irish Sign Language shall have the right to use, develop and preserve Irish Sign Language. | * The community of persons using Irish Sign Language shall have the right to use, develop and preserve Irish Sign Language. | ||
- | For sducation, the Act (section 5) provides provision for ISL classes, ISL support, ISL teacher training and educational support services. | + | For education |
=== Education Act 1998 === | === Education Act 1998 === | ||
- | In the Education Act 1998 it is stated that support services for persons with a disability or other special educational needs include the use of Irish Sign Language or other sign languages and interpreting services. How these support services are to be fulfilled is not specified in the act. It is also not explicitly mentioned that using Irish Sign Language is compulsory. | + | In the [[http:// |
=== Disabilty Act 2005 === | === Disabilty Act 2005 === | ||
- | The Disability Act 2005 amends to the Broadcasting Act 2001 and, as a result, each broadcaster must provide access to material through sign language. ((National Council for Special Education, [[http:// | + | The [[http:// |
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===== Support structure for education of the language ===== | ===== Support structure for education of the language ===== | ||
- | [[https:// | + | For ISL education, there are several organisations |
- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
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===== Education presence ===== | ===== Education presence ===== | ||
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Trinity College Dublin offers a [[https:// | Trinity College Dublin offers a [[https:// | ||
- | ===== Online learning | + | ===== Learning |
- | [[http://sharingthejourney.ie/mobile/|Sharing the Journey]] is a mobile app on which you can look up signs and learn Irish Sign Language. | + | |
+ | === Organisations === | ||
+ | * {[https://www.irishdeafsociety.ie| Irish Deaf Society]]: offers free Irish Sign Language classes for deaf adults. They also offer paid classes. | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
- | [[https:// | + | === Online resources === |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// |
languages/irish_sign_language_in_ireland.txt · Last modified: 2020/09/08 10:38 by ydwine