Irish Sign Language

A deaf woman who was effectively refused access to a public service with the assistance of an Irish Sign Language interpreter has settled a disability discrimination claim with the assistance of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The woman attempted to access the service over the teleph

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has found that a bank's refusal to engage with a customer through an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter constituted unlawful discrimination. The complaint was brought by Sofiya Kalinova against Permanent TSB after the bank refused to deal with a query she

A review of legislation recognising Irish Sign Language (ISL) as one of the native languages of the State and providing for its use in legal proceedings has not been published despite being completed last year. The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 requires a report on the operation of the Act to be prod

Legislation recognising Irish Sign Language (ISL) as one of the native languages of the State and providing for its use in legal proceedings has been commenced. The Irish Sign Language Act 2017, which was signed into law almost exactly three years ago, has been welcomed as a landmark piece of legisl

Garda stations in Dublin and Kerry have been piloting video-link access to Irish Sign Language interpreters in anticipation of new legislation coming into effect. An Garda Síochána partnered with the Centre for Deaf Studies at Trinity College Dublin and Sign Language Interpreting Servi