A graduate of Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Dr O’Connell chose deaf education for his study of deaf people’s experience of education and culture.

Dr O’Connell believes many deaf people come up against barriers to education because teachers use a language that is inaccessible to them.

Dr O’Connell, from Clonmel in Co Tipperary but living in Limerick, said most of the literature on the education of deaf people was written from the dominant non-deaf perspective

“Deaf people have not been adequately included as subjects in educational research. They are frequently excluded from studies concerning education and where they are included in such studies they tend to be under-represented,” he said.

“I believed there was a need to fill that void by creating a space for the voice of deaf people to better represent and authenticate their educational experiences.”

Commenting on the time he spent at Mary Immaculate College, Dr O’Connell said: “What is unique about Mary I is the sense of community I found in the college that separates the experience from any other academic institutions.

“My time here has enriched my life in so many ways as the college provided access to communication support services and ensured that my study was an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.”

Supervisors Prof Jim Deegan and Anne O’Byrne said Dr O’Connell’s work represented a triumph for the unbounded potential of the human spirit.

Mary I president Prof Michael Hayes, said Dr O’Connell’s work would play a major part in progressing understanding of deaf education and culture both within and outside deaf communities.

This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, October 28, 2013
www.irishexaminer.com/…/second-deaf-person-awarded-with-doctorate- 247625.html

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21 March to 25 April 2014
gallery opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 11am-3pm
admission free; gallery accessible; arrange group visits in advance please

Opening: Thursday 20 March, 5-7pm
Performance: Wednesday 9 April, 2-4pm
Artist’s Conversation: Tuesday 15 April, 2pm
BSL etc available – access requests by 18 March
all welcome

http://www.iregister.ie/amboramble2014

Cost remains the same as last year a bargain at €30

All funds going directly to the Ambo Lazarist School for the Deaf in Ambo Ethiopia.

Katrina Gossett addressed some 500 attendees — mostly physicians and other health professionals — during the morning session of the second day of the 2014 MDA Clinical Conference in Chicago. Katrina, 28, is an Indianapolis native and a litigator. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at 13-months old. Read Katrina’s conference blogs at www.mda.org/2014ClinicalConference/Blogs

On the WCMHD website it states “We invite delegates from all count…ries who have an interest in the subject and the theme. We believe that the stronger the representation, the more likely it will be that the conference will be able to influence policy-makers and help to improve lives.

For more information on the congress, go to http://www.wcmhd2014.org/

Prospective candidates must be willing to work between 15 -25 hours per week and be flexible with regard to hours and days.  The work is varied, challenging and extremely interesting.

Candidates require typing speeds of 55+ wpm, must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, an ability to email and send attachments, be flexible and adaptable, have good interpersonal skills and be trustworthy and reliable. 

Email us now at info@notetakingsolutions.ie with your CV.

Assisted performances give audiences with sensory impairments full access to theatre by means of audio description for blind and visually impaired people and captioning for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

With something to suit all tastes in the mix we hope that you get to sample some of the incredible shows on offer during the Cork Midsummer Festival.

Rian: Audio described performance on 23 June at 8 pm

Silent: Audio described and captioned performance on 29th June at 8 pm

The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly: Captioned performance on 30 June at 2.30 pm.

The assisted performances are generously facilitated by Arts & Disability Ireland with funding from Arts and Disability Network Cork.  For further information log into www.corkmidsummer.com

It will be held on the 3rd and 4th of July 2012 in University College Cork, and is especially designed to help students prepare for the transition to 3rd level. Demonstrations of supports and information on funding will be given, along with a unique experience of a third level setting. A full timetable of two days has been prepared, which perfectly strikes the balance between fun and learning. It promises to be an unforgettable event for all involved.

NoteTaking Solutions Ltd will be providing live reporting where the transcript is projected onto an overhead projector screen enabling the audience to follow proceedings in real time.