September 22, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
The National Disability Authority (NDA) and the Irish Computer Society (ICS) have partnered to deliver a series of training webinars in the area of web accessibility. The series provides practical guidance on achieving compliance with the EU Web Accessibility Directive as well as wider Universal Design considerations.
The Irish Sign Language Act was signed into law on 24th December 2017 and commenced on 23rd December 2020. The Act recognises the right of the Deaf community to access public services using ISL as their native language, including better access to public services through sign language.
As part of this series, we now welcome the Irish Deaf Society to deliver essential training in the next webinar of this series: Creating Accessible Videos in Irish Sign Language
With Guest Speakers:
Elaine Grehan – Advocacy Manager – Irish Deaf Society
Joanne Chester – Media Production Coordinator – Irish Deaf Society
Ciara Browne – Programme & Campaigns Manager – HSE
The purpose of this Webinar is to raise awareness of:
- Statutory and Legal Obligations
- How to produce and commission an ISL video and the need to understand how translation works
- ISL and realtime captioning will be provided and demonstrated at this event
This event takes place as part of International Week of Deaf People (#IWDP), which will takes from September 18- 24, 2023, and the International Day of Sign Languages (#IDSL).