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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===== 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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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Interpreter training === | ||
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+ | * [[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