Kerry Deaf Resource Centre

4.6.09 AIB Street Performance World Championship The Street Performance World Championship is a free family festival which brings the best circus entertainers in the world to Ireland. Sign Language Interpreters will be present on June 20th and 21st 2009. Merrion Square, Dublin. Details on page 43 of the brochure or check out www.spwc.ie. More »

28.5.09 Counselling For Deaf Victims Of Child Abuse Counselling Service will provide services for Deaf people who have been abused following on The Ryan Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse published its report last week. These services are free and interpreters will be arranged for any person who wishes to access these services again free. See www.cidp.ie/child_protection.html. More »

21.5.09 Breastcheck Screening Women In Tralee BreastCheck advises all women aged between 50 and 64 living in Tralee and surrounding areas to make sure their name is on the BreastCheck register. We can make a call on your behalf to 1800 45 45 55. Alternatively, you can fill in an application form or go online at www.breastcheck.ie. More »

21.5.09 Cervical Screening Now Available Nationwide To have a free smear test, please arrange an appointment with a smeartaker (doctor or practice nurse) of your choice who is registered with CervicalCheck. A full list of registered smeartakers can be found under the 'Find a smeartaker' section on the CervicalCheck website www.cervicalcheck.ie. If you need an interpreter, the HSE needs to be contacted in advance for sanctioning for an interpreter. More »

14.5.09 DS3 Introduction To University Programme Sponsored Places University of Limerick are offering Deaf/hard of hearing students the chance to attend the Introduction to University Programme. This is a one week summer programme held at the University of Limerick Campus. The programme is designed to allow students experience the academic and social side of college and to help you to make more informed choices about your course and career. Places are very limited; the deadline is this Friday 15th May. To be considered for a place, email clarkeem@tcd.ie and simply state why you would like to attend this programme. For more information see www.ul.ie/~iup/. More »

7.5.09 Summerfest - Annual Sports Day Summerfest will be held on the 19th of July in the grounds of St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys on the Navan Rd, Dublin 7. Admission is free and it will be held from 12noon to late. There will be tug-o-war, children & adult races, bouncy castles, water slides and many more activities. It is advisable for children to bring spare clothes. More »

30.4.09 Accreditation For Sign Language Interpreters The closing date for applications for the upcoming Accreditation process for sign language interpreters has been extended to the 8th of May. An application form must be completed and sent to the Chairperson of SLIS along with a copy of your CV and two references (references must not be older than 3years). More »

23.4.09 Grants For Leadership Training Deadline for grants for leadership training in Ireland under the Ray Murphy Fund is the 31st July and 30th October. The Ray Murphy grants are for building leadership within the community sector from 2008 - 2017. The Community Foundation of Ireland manages the fund. More »

16.4.09 Celebrating Ten Years in Service An article is written in a local paper to celebrate our ten years in service. More »

9.4.09 Breast Check & Cervical Cancer Open Meeting As part of our campaign to raise awareness amongst the Deaf Community on cancer- we will team up with the Tralee Women's Resource Centre for an Information session on the 11th of May. It will be held from 11.30 to 1pm in the Rathonane Community Centre. More »

2.4.09 Hands On Review Meeting This year, RTÉ is not automatically renewing the contract for Hands On. RTÉ need to review the situation before they make a decision. Hands On are hopeful that it will carry on as normal but there is a certain risk attached to it. As a result they need the support of all the presenters and the audience! If you have a few seconds, do the Hands On survey: www.surveymonkey.com More »

26.3.09 Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Street Collections Next will be in Listowel on Saturday, 18 April 2009. All the money collected will be used to provide services to Deaf and hard of hearing people in Kerry. More »

19.3.09 Audilogical Reveiew Over 1,200 children and adults in Cork and Kerry will be recalled for hearing tests after faults were discovered in the work of an audiologist. The HSE has written to audiology outpatients in Cork, Tralee and Limerick, inviting them for a re-test as a precautionary measure. An information line has been set up on 1850 24 1850 (8am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday). More »

12.3.09 ISL Recognition Campaign As part of this campaign, you can go to our website www.kerrydeaf.com and click on the red button "ISL Letter Download". You can highlight the text and copy to your own letter and send to your Government representatives or to the Taoiseach. More »

5.3.09 Parachute Jump For IDYA The Irish Deaf Youth Association is looking for people to participate in a parachute jump. Participants will do a tandem jump and will be attached to an experienced professional. Training will be provided. More »

26.2.09 Radio Interview On Emergency Services Joe Duffy, the well-known RTÉ Radio 1 presenter covered the lack of access to Emergency Services for Deaf and hard of hearing on his popular show The first item was so well received on Tuesday the 17th of February, that they gave more radio air-time to the issue the following day. There were a number of Deaf people who called into the show via sign language interpreters. Read our To see the transcript for 17th and 18th of February. More »

19.2.09 Tutor Training With Signature There will be a number of workshops coming up for new and existing Sign Language Tutors and Assessors. The training will be based in Cork and will be provided by Signature (formerly known as CACDP). More »

12.2.09 KDRC E-Mail Spam Our e-mail address has been temporarily blocked for a few days. Our Internet provider has taken this step to prevent e-mail spammers from using our main e-mail address. We are in the process of configuring a new e-mail account. If you have sent any e-mail to us in the past week, we would ask you to re-send them again. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused. More »

5.2.09 Centre For Deaf Studies - Bristol 'Sign Language Learning and Teaching' will be held on the 26th of September 2009. The aim of the symposium is to tackle these issues and generate, for the first time, academic discussion over the emerging field of Applied Sign Linguistics. More »

29.1.09 Campaign Co-ordinator Vacancy Deadline for Applications: Friday 6th February. Please download 'ERA Campaign Coordinator Job Description' in Word doc Download (size 40k) More »

22.1.09 Revenue Information In Irish Sign Language We have been informed that the Revenue Commissioners have a person who can provide revenue information in ISL in Cork and Kerry. It might be worthwhile to enquire as to the person's proficiency / qualifications in sign language before booking the service. This service must be booked two weeks in advance. If you want to contact Revenue to book this service please let us know or you can fax 066 7121372. More »

15.1.09 J-Fest Adventure Week St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys is holding J-Fest, an adventure week during the mid-term break February 18-21 2009, for deaf boys aged 10-15 years old. Places are limited, with a maximum number of 15. To find out more information or to book a place »

8.1.09 We would like to inform our members and those intending to travel to the USA for the 2009 KODA conference that the conference will be held instead in 2010. This organising committee made their decision in response to community concerns about the current economic downturn and conflicting schedules with other national and international events. More »

News Digest Archive

Our Mission:

To ensure Deaf adults, children, and their families have full access to services and information which are available in the Kerry region so they are able to be self determining, independent and able to participate at all levels in the Kerry Community.

Our Vision:

To be the leading Resource Centre providing support and services for Deaf adults, children, and their families and other related organisations in Kerry.

Our Values:

Deaf people CAN !!!!!!!
Deaf people and Deaf culture should be treated with dignity and respect
Deaf people have the right and responsibility to be involved in the planning, delivery and monitoring of all services intended for their use
Irish sign language is the natural language of Deaf people and together with Deaf culture is recognised and accepted by the Centre
Other modes of communication modes used by Deaf people are also recognised and accepted.

Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Profile:

» To promote human and citizenship rights for Deaf people in Kerry and Ireland

» To foster the legal and official recognition of Irish Sign Language and to establish the rights to use Irish Sign Language (hereinafter referred to as "I.S.L.") as a primary means of communication in all aspects of life

» To develop, manage and promote any activity in furtherance to the objects of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited

» To keep in touch with new developments, new methods and approaches in the Deaf Community and to disseminate information on I.S.L, Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community to its' members and wider Society

» To promote the research of any aids and equipment - designed specifically or otherwise to benefit the Deaf and distribution of aids approved by the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited for use by the Deaf To provide opportunity for constructive discussion of societal and ethical issues of Deaf people, I.S.L. and Deaf Culture

» To advise and assist, at the discretion of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited, other bodies or individuals in Deaf related matters

» To affiliate, at the discretion of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited to any body, local, national and international, for the purpose of furthering objects of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre

» To promote public awareness of I.S.L, Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community

» To lobby and negotiate, where appropriate, with government departments or other agencies or bodies on behalf of its members, affiliated groups or other parties

» To negotiate, where appropriate, with national bodies for funding and/or support for the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited or its projects, either independently or in partnership with other organisations

» To foster the cultural and educational advancement of Deaf people; To inform individual Deaf people of grants available to them

» To publicise generally the aims and objectives of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited through comprehensive media briefing with a view to raising public awareness of all aspects of Deaf-related matters

» To provide expert advice, consultancy services, classes of instruction, tuition, lectures, meetings, discussion groups, exhibitions, printed matter and literature in relation to or furtherance of the objects of the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited

» To employ interpreters, consultants or other persons to the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Company Limited or its members

» To ensure Deaf adults, children, and their families have full access to services and information which are available in the Kerry region so they are able to be self determining, independent and able to participate at all levels in the Kerry Community.

» Kerry Deaf Resource Centre Co. Ltd.

Sections is underway

Social calendar and gallery sections is stalled at the moment, hopefully something will be up and running shortly.

Overuse of mailing lists

There was a time when it was difficult to access information. However with the introduction of e-mail, e-groups etc information is more readily available.

The only problem is, alot of organisations like Kerry Deaf Resource Centre & individuals are receiving information from numerous sources about the same events.

Kerry Deaf Resource Centre receives information in duplicate, triplicate and sometime more often but doesn't mind as the delete button on our computer is easy to find.

However, we do not want to be guilty ourselves of over-informing people. The problem is??, its difficult to know who is or who is not receiving information, what type of information they are getting, and lastly if they are getting the same information from different sources.

If you are receiving information from Kerry Deaf Resource Centre and are already getting it from other sources, please email us as we'd like to remove your name from our lists. That way, Kerry Deaf Resource Centre is contributing to information being available to those who want it, and to those who wish to have it, but not to those who are getting information elsewhere or who do not want to have it.