Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellie-May is one of only three deaf pupils at her post-primary school [BBC] New sign language laws in Northern Ireland will have a ...

The State body overseeing special education for adults and children with disabilities has been ordered by the WRC to pay €40,000 in compensation to a Deaf man for denying him a job interview because ...

The National Council for Special Education did not shortlist a fluent Irish Sign Language (ISL) user over not having an ...

The State body overseeing special education for adults and children with disabilities has been ordered to pay €40,000 in compensation to a deaf man for denying him a job interview because he lacked an ...

Two deaf students in Ireland are campaigning to have Irish Sign Language (ISL) made a Leaving Cert subject. Shane Hamilton, 17, and Ellie Woods, 18, are both Leaving Certificate students at the Holy ...

The bill would formally recognize Israeli Sign Language while maintaining the status of other sign languages used in Israel. It would also require the state to preserve, develop, and promote ISL. The ...

A State agency set up to enhance education services for children with special needs has been directed to pay €40,000 in compensation after discriminating against a deaf job applicant. The Workplace Re ...

The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the ...