The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth (DCEDIY) has published the NDA’s Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 in January 2023. The report is dated December 2021. There were some delays in publishing the report.

The written report consists of four documents:

  • Executive Summary
  • Report on the Operation of the ISL Act 2017 (December 2021)
  • Technical Annex 1: Public consultation
  • Technical Annex 2: Public body survey

The report has also been produced in a series of Irish Sign Language videos.

Number 0 is the Executive Summary, which summarises the key content and recommendations of the report and this is featured immediately below. The longer main report is contained in the video files numbered 1 to 16 which follow further down the page.

For queries about this project, please contact isl@nda.ie

0. Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Video 0: Executive Summary

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The written report documents including Irish language, Plain English and Easy-to-Read versions can be downloaded individually below in Word format. PDF versions are available on the gov.ie website.

Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Executive Summary

Word (December 2021)

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Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Full Report

Word (December 2021)

DOCX

152.361 KB

Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Technical Annex 1: Public Consultation

Word (December 2021)

DOCX

275.126 KB

Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Technical Annex 2: Public Body Survey

Word (December 2021)

DOCX

1.162 MB

Tuarascáil ar oibriú an Achta um Theanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann, 2017

Word (December 2021)

DOCX

153.732 KB

Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Executive Summary - Plain English

Word (December 2021)

DOCX

219.932 KB

Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017: Executive Summary - Easy to Read

PDF(December 2021)

PDF

1.617 MB

ISL Videos: Report on the Operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (December 2021)

The following videos contain the Irish Sign Language (ISL) translation of the full 'Report on the Operation of the ISL Act 2017 (December 2021)'. The Executive Summary video is presented above.

The names of the video files below begin with a number from 1 to 16. The video number reflects the order that the report is written, and is intended to be viewed in that order. Please note that the numbering of the videos is not connected to the numbered sections of the ISL Act.

1. ISL Act Report: Video 1 - Acknowledgements and Glossary

2. ISL Act Report: Video 2 - Introduction, Background and Context

3. ISL Act Report: Video 3 - Methods

4. ISL Act Report: Video 4 - Section 6, Duty of Public Bodies

5. ISL Act Report: Video 5 - Section 7, Engagement of verified competent ISL Interpreters

6. ISL Act Report: Video 6 - Section 4, Use of Irish Sign Language in Legal Proceedings

7.1. ISL Act Report: Video 7.1 - Section 5a, Educational supports for deaf children

7.2. ISL Act Report: Video 7.2 - Section 5b - Educational supports for deaf children

7.3. ISL Act Report: Video 7.3 - Section 5c, Educational supports for deaf children

7.4 ISL Act Report: Video 7.4 - Section 5d, Educational supports for deaf children

8. ISL Act Report: Video 8 - Section 8, Broadcasting Principles

9. ISL Act Report: Video 9 - Section 9, Support for access to events, services and activities for users of ISL

10. ISL Act Report: Video 10 - Section 3, Recognition of Irish Sign Language

11. ISL Act Report: Video 11 - Section 1, Interpretation

12. ISL Act Report: Video 12 - Section 2, Regulations

13. ISL Act Report: Video 13 - Section 10: Report of Operation of Act

14. ISL Act Report: Video 14 - Relevant Issues not Currently Covered by the Act

15. ISL Act Report: Video 15 - Conclusion and Recommendations

16. ISL Act Report: Video 16 - Appendix 1, ISL Act Reporting Advisory Group member organisations

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