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According to the Education Act 1998 Deaf people in the education system inIreland are legally entitled to support services in order to facilitate their education.This encompasses provision for students learning through Irish Sign Language andincludes interpreting services.Section 7 of the Education Act 1998 stipulates:Each of the following shall be a function of the Minister under this Act:• To ensure, subject to the provisions of this Act, that there is made available toeach person resident in the State, including a person with a disability or whohas other special educational needs, support services and a level and qualityeducation appropriate to meeting the needs and abilities of that person• To plan and co-ordinate such “support services”.In the interpretation section of the Education Act 1998, there is the followingdefinition of support services:"Support services,” means the services which the Minister provides to studentsor their parents, schools or centres for education in accordance with section 7and shall include...• “Provision for students learning through Irish Sign Language or other signlanguage, including interpreting services”.The Broadcasting Act 2001 Section 19 (11) provided for Access Rules to beestablished. In February 2005 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI)officially launched the Access Rules.The Access Rules refer to the actions that broadcasters must take to enhanceaccess to their services among people with visual and hearing difficulties. Therules took effect from 1st March 2005.Section 19 (11) of the Broadcasting Act 2001 states:• “The Commission shall make rules requiring each broadcaster to take specifiedsteps to promote the understanding and enjoyment by... Persons who aredeaf or have a hearing impairment”Disability Act 2005The amendment from the Disability Act 2005 builds on and enhances existingprovisions in the Broadcasting Act 2001, as follows:Rules under this subsection shall require each broadcaster of audio-visualmaterial to take specified steps to provide access to that material by persons whoare deaf or have a hearing impairment and persons who are blind or partiallysighted by means of specified services such as -• Sign language• Teletext services• Subtitling• Audio descriptionpage 40 • Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland
The Access Rules set targets to be achieved by Irish broadcasters in the provisionof subtitling, Irish Sign Language and audio description.Targets for subtitling are incremental and are set over a ten year timeframe for allstations. The initial targets for Irish Sign Language and audio description are basedon a three year timeframe. RTÉ is required to have 1% sign language and 1% audiodescription by 2008. In 2008 a review will determine future levels for RTÉ,including whether TV3 and TG4 should have requirements in this regard.The rules also require that broadcasters regularly promote the existence andusage of the forms of access provision available in relation to their services. TheCommission has committed to a review of the Access Rules after year three andyear five of implementation.Currently, many programmes on RTÉ are subtitled and viewers with a teletexttelevision can key in 888 to avail of the service. There are also certain signedprogrammes available such as 'Hands-On' and signed news daily.3.2.4 Legal status of Irish Sign LanguageIrish Sign Language is currently not recognised as an official language in Ireland.The two official languages of Ireland are set down in Article 8 of the constitutionas English and Irish.Irish Sign Language does have official recognition in Northern Ireland (along withBritish Sign Language, which has official recognition throughout the UK), sinceMarch 2004.The European Parliament called on member states to recognise their respectivenational sign languages in 1988 and again in 1998. As yet, the UK, Denmark,Finland, Portugal and Sweden have done so.3.3 DEVELOPMENT OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION(SLI) SERVICESNo formal SLI service existed in Ireland until 1998 when Irish Sign Link was set up.Prior to that interpreters' services were rendered on an ad hoc basis. Members ofthe Deaf community gained access to interpreters through personal networks orsocial links. Alternatively, they had to rely on friends and family to provide suchservices when necessary.In 1998 the National Rehabilitation Board set up Irish Sign Link. In 1999 it wasestablished as a company with charitable status by the National Association forDeaf People, the Irish Deaf Society and the Irish Association of Sign LanguageInterpreters.Irish Sign Link was established as the national booking agency for sign languageinterpretation services, to meet the needs of Deaf people and organisationsproviding services to Deaf people. In addition to the national service provided byIrish Sign Link, a number other providers have emerged, such as Kerry DeafResource Centre, and more recently, Bridge Interpreting.Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland • page 41
Page 1: RESEARCH SERIESSEPTEMBER 2006Review
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Page 36 and 37: 3.2 POLICY AND LEGISLATION3.2.1 Int
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5.3.1 Population distributionMost o
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5.3.3 Responsibility for booking in
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5.3.4 Sign language interpretersSal
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The use of videophones and webcams
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• It provides a flexible solution
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5.5 QUALITY OF SLI SERVICES DEFINED
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5.5.2 Interpreter training courses
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Pressure for the registration and r
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Proposal (which has been agreed wit
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• In most of the countries includ
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Table 5.6. Overview of key strength
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6 Summary ofKey Findings6.1 INTRODU
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6.3 KEY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN TH
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7 Recommended FutureModel for Deliv
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7.2 RECOMMENDED FUTURE SLI SERVICE
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Table 7.2. Key areas for improvemen
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7.3.2 Comhairle - oversight of SLI
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There are substantial risks associa
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Requirements:• Excellent project
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7.3.9 ComplaintsThe Irish Sign Lang
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number of Deaf clubs. The videophon
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7.6 OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPOR
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Accreditation should be linked to t
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videophone technology, piloted in t
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It is assumed that the rollout of t
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Appendix 1: Bibliographyand Referen
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