Foyle Deaf AssociationRegistered

FDA was established to relieve the needs of hearing impaired people in any part of the world (but especially in Ireland and the UK and Northern Ireland) and in particular:- advance education through sign language; educate people about signed languages; deaf awareness and cultures; promote sign language cultural activities (including the visual and performing arts, music and literary activities) in all its forms; educate the general public by promoting awareness and organising research into the history, folklore and cultural heritage of the sign languages community; promote public events delivered through or taken in sign language; train and develop the skills of people in the sign language field, function as a sign language community organisation and as a language development agency to assist sign language users with issues concerning sign language rights and access to society in sign languages; promote sign language medium education, encourage the growth of early years education and beyond through sign language. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage