RT celebrates Irish Sign Language Awareness Week

RT will once again mark Irish Sign Language Awareness Week, from Monday 18th - Sunday 24th September, with some special Irish Sign Language (ISL) programming and content across our services throughout the week, highlighting RT 's ongoing commitment to the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and ISL Community in Ireland

***HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

>RT One's Nationwide (Monday, 18th September at 7.00pm) will see Bl thnaid N Chofaigh joined by Caroline Worthington, from RT 's Signed News & Weather team, at the recent International Sheepdog Trials in Blessington. The show will feature on-screen ISL presentation throughout.

>RT News with Signing will reflect the theme of each day of the ISL Awareness Week.

>On RT 2, news2day will feature young Deaf and Hard of Hearing contributors across the week.

>On RT jr and RT 2, a number of children's programmes will feature ISL across the week

>RT Weather will host The Holy Family School for the Deaf TY students on Tuesday 19th September to show them how ISL Weather is made. Students will also visit News, news2day, Access Services, Playout and the new Late Late Show set!

>On Saturday 23rd September, International Day of Sign Languages, the RT sign at the entrance to RT 's Donnybrook campus will turn Blue, a significant colour which symbolises Sign Language and represents how Deaf communities cherish their own language.

>Last week also saw the start of our ISL classes for employees.

***ACROSS THE WEEK

RT News and Current Affairs on RT

>ISL on Nationwide on RT One

Caroline Worthington from RT 's signing team is on site with Nationwide presenter, Bl thnaid Ni Chofaigh in Co. Wicklow at the International Sheep Dog Trials 2023, where handlers and their dogs from the four nations Ireland, England Scotland and Wales are all competing for the title of Supreme Champion. At the event, Blathnaid meets some competitors and their dogs, gets a beginner's lesson in ploughing and meets some crafters at the event while reporter Mary Fanning meets a man in Co. Kildare, who has turned his sheep dog expertise in to a successful agri-tourism business. The full show will feature on-screen ISL presentation.

Speaking about signing on the Nationwide ISL special programme, Caroline Worthington from RT 's Signed News & Weather team said: I was delighted to be invited to celebrate ISL Awareness Week on Nationwide alongside Bl thnaid. I'm excited to show the Deaf community about the International Sheepdog Trials on the show.

>RT News

Regular features with young people from the ISL community who have important/inspiring stories to tell right across the week, and across the RT News social channels.

>RT News with Signing

Special ISL Awareness Week content will feature at the end of Signed News for the week.

>RT News

Regular features with young people from the ISL community who have important/inspiring stories to tell right across the week, and across the RT News social channels

ON RT PLAYER

>RT Player will feature recent RT ISL programmes with ISL, including documentaries of particular interest to the Deaf Community, such as:

Mother Father Deaf

London Calling

Tribute: The Teresa Deevy Story

These programmes and series are also available:

Pulling With My Parents

Ireland's Wild Islands

The Talk

Saol Na Feirme

Kevin Moran:Codebreaker

The 2 Johnnies Take On

North Atlantic

Cheap European Homes

Room To Improve

Clear History

For full ISL catalogue visit RT Player: https://www.rte.ie/player/.

In addition, the promotion for the new RT Player campaign for Wild Islands and North Atlantic series will broadcast next week with ISL presentation by Sarah-Jane O'Regan.

Both series available on-demand on RT Player with ISL.

ON RT One, RT 2 and RT jr

RT One:

Missing: Beyond the Vanishing Triangle

The Summer Show

Angela Scanlon, Ask Me Anything Series 2

Super Garden Series 14

Ireland's Smartest

The Full Irish Hidden Camera Show

RT 2 and RT jr:

Body Brothers - Series 3

Silly Sundays

Let's Find Out

Funny Little Monsters

Dizzy Deliveries

ON RT kids

On RT Kids online, we tell you about some of the new ISL shows for young people and you can even watch some of them on the website.

Our social media channels will turn blue to mark International Day of Sign Languages on September 23rd.

For more on ISL Awareness Week on RT keep an eye on RT 's social media channels using #isl.

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