Editing Irish Sign Language (section)

==Oireachtas bill==
The "Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016" passed all stages in the [[Oireachtas]] (Irish Parliament) on 14 December 2017, and was signed into law under the revised title, The [[Irish Sign Language Act 2017]]. The Act was signed into law by the [[President of Ireland]] [[Michael D. Higgins|Michael D Higgins]] on 24 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/irish-sign-language-given-official-legal-recognition-1.3338081|title=Irish Sign Language given official legal recognition|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/1224/929482-sign-language-bill/|title=President signs Irish Sign Language bill into law|date=2017-12-24|work=RTE.ie|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en}}</ref> The Act, which commenced on December 23, 2020, requires that public services are available through ISL and also outlines the need for greater access to education through sign language. Prior to the passage, there was no automatic right for deaf people to have an ISL [[Language interpretation|interpreter]] (except for criminal court proceedings). For the deaf community, recognition of ISL means more legal rights and better access to [[public service]]s - including [[Education in the Republic of Ireland|education]], [[Healthcare in the Republic of Ireland|healthcare]], [[Media of the Republic of Ireland|media]] and [[banking]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1213/927259-irish-sign-language/|title=Dáil passes 'historic' sign language legislation|date=2017-12-14|work=RTE.ie|access-date=2017-12-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-sign-language-set-to-be-given-official-status-36407921.html|title=Irish Sign Language set to be given official status - Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|access-date=2017-12-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/irish-sign-language-set-to-receive-official-recognition-818648.html|title=Irish sign language set to receive official recognition|date=2017-12-14|work=Breaking News|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref>