Fighting Blindness’s vision is to cure blindness, support people living with sight loss and empower patients. They promote and facilitate the research and development of therapies which are accessible to all people affected by sight loss. They also provide a range of services from their Insight Counselling service, advocacy service, Visionaries choir, mindfulness sessions and… Continue reading Fighting Blindness
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) provide a wide range of services including general advice and information on sight loss, assistive technology advice and training, emotional support and counselling, low vision solutions, rehabilitation training, employment support and policy and advocacy services. NCBI also has a large collection of audio, large print and… Continue reading National Council for the Blind of Ireland
The World Federation of the DeafBlind (WFDB) is a non-profit, representative organization of national organizations or groups of deafblind persons and of deafblind individuals worldwide. The aim of WFDB is to be a forum of exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst deafblind persons and to obtain inclusion and full participation of deafblind persons in all… Continue reading World Federation of the Deafblind
Deafblind International (DBI) is an international not-for-profit membership organisation focused on deafblindness. They connect individuals who are deafblind, their families, professionals, researchers, developers, service-organisations, libraries, universities, national and international agencies and any other relevant partner in the field to make a real difference in the lives of people with deafblindness around the world.
St Joseph’s House is a unique residential community for Deaf and Deafblind adults whose residents come from all over Ireland, and further afield in some cases, and enjoy a full and active community life supported by a range of professional staff, trained in ISL.
The Irish Deaf Society supports the Irish Deaf Community and their families by providing advocacy services, resources in Irish Sign Language, a wide range of classes for Deaf adults and Irish Sign Language classes for all.
Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) is the national Sign Language Interpreting Service for Ireland. They provide a referral service for people who use Irish Sign Language to find a qualified interpreter. They also support organisations in how to use an interpreter. They provide an emergency service for medical and legal crisis and can arrange interpreters… Continue reading Sign Language Interpreting Services (SLIS)
The Cork Deaf Association (CDA), which is a charity part-funded by the Health Service Executive, aims to support and empower the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities in Cork city and county. It provides a wide range of supports to people who are Hard of Hearing, Deaf, deafblind and their families. This includes ISL classes,… Continue reading Cork Deaf Association
The Anne Sullivan Foundation (ASF) is a national organisation that raises awareness of deafblindness, carries out charity fundraising, training and research and runs outreach and advocacy services. It also funds and manages various projects that have a positive impact on both the residents of the Anne Sullivan Centre and of the wider community of people… Continue reading Anne Sullivan Foundation
Concise ISL is an Irish Sign Language (ISL) video dictionary App that contains approximately 1000 signs. It is useful for those supporting people who use Irish Sign Language either with residual vision or tactilely. Each sign contained within Concise ISL is presented in video form and accompanied by high-quality images of the component signs for… Continue reading Concise ISL
