Tasks: Meeting with a woman once a week in the evenings. Going to bowling, cinema, coffee, etc.

Skills/ Qualities Needed: Knowledge of Irish sign language would be useful.

Training and Support Provided: Yes

Time Required: One year commitment required. Approx 3 hours on Tuesday evenings.

Number of Volunteers Needed: 1

Location of Volunteering: Galway city

Extra Information:
Our vision is of an inclusive society where deaf and hard of hearing people are fully integrated, with equality of opportunity and participation. It is our role to make this vision a reality by promoting the equal rights of deaf and hard of hearing people and enhancing their life opportunities

The individual wears two hearing aids and is a sign language user. However, she would be able to hear speech in a quiet one to one situation.