Thesis: Mainstreaming Deaf Education In Ireland

Following legislation in 1998 and 2004, parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) children are facilitated in sending their child to the local school. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in numbers of D/HH children in those settings and a subsequent drop in enrolment in schools for deaf pupils.

This thesis explores the changing geographies of deaf education in Ireland.

Mainstreaming of Deaf Education in the Republic of Ireland: Language, Power, Resistance (Elizabeth Mathews)

Drawing on interviews with parents, teachers, and D/HH children, this thesis unpacks the policy, practice and ideological foundations of mainstreaming in the Irish system. It is particularly concerned with power relations at play.

Further Reading:

• The Salamanca Statement and EPSEN Act 2004
• Different Mainstreaming Models For Deaf Children