Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

World Health Organization World Report on Hearing: Irish Deaf Society

Dr. John Bosco Conama:

If I can add to that, I am not sure whether members have watched a brilliant programme on the BBC called "Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change". Rose, who is deaf, won the "Strictly Come Dancing" programme. It is a really interesting programme about her experience. She went through mainstream school and did not learn British Sign Language, BSL. She later did so and has fully embraced BSL. I strongly recommend members watch it and that any parents of deaf children who are considering mainstream school for their children do so as well. I am sorry, I do not want to be promoting the BBC. I have no interest in the BBC. I just thought it was a great portrayal of her experience.

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