languages:irish_sign_language_in_ireland
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Irish Sign Language (ISL) is used scattered throughout the Republic of Ireland but also in parts of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland both Irish Sign Language and British sign Language are used. | Irish Sign Language (ISL) is used scattered throughout the Republic of Ireland but also in parts of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland both Irish Sign Language and British sign Language are used. | ||
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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:// | + | === Support at home === |
- | [[https:// | + | The [[https:// |
- | [[https:// | + | === Teacher training === |
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+ | Since 2019, there is a Bachelor of Education - Irish Sign Language, offered by [[https:// | ||
+ | === Interpreter training === | ||
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===== Education presence ===== | ===== Education presence ===== | ||
- | ==== Deaf Schools | + | ==== Pre-school |
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- | [[http:// | + | There is one ISL pre-school: |
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+ | Other form of pre-school support is the [[languages: | ||
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+ | ==== Primary education ==== | ||
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+ | In total, there are three Deaf schools in Ireland. For mainstream schools in Ireland, there are Deaf Units or support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing pupils. ((Mathews, Dr. E. S. & O’Donnell, | ||
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+ | In 2015, the CIPD merged the schools for the boys and the girls into the [[https:// | ||
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In these three Deaf schools Irish Sign Language is prevalent and used throughout pre-school to secondary education. Next to Irish Sign Language they also learn English and the oral method is also used. The schools get subsidized by the Irish government. The children enrolled in these schools are likely to use Irish Sign Language outside school. ((Midwest School for the Deaf, [[http:// | In these three Deaf schools Irish Sign Language is prevalent and used throughout pre-school to secondary education. Next to Irish Sign Language they also learn English and the oral method is also used. The schools get subsidized by the Irish government. The children enrolled in these schools are likely to use Irish Sign Language outside school. ((Midwest School for the Deaf, [[http:// | ||
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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. | ||
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- | [[https:// | + | === Online resources === |
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languages/irish_sign_language_in_ireland.txt · Last modified: 2020/09/08 10:38 by ydwine