Cork boy (12) hailed for highlighting barriers facing deaf people

Calum Geary and twin brother Donnacha and dad Andrew, tell Ryan Tubridy about some of the challenges deaf people face in Ireland.

Advocates for Ireland’s deaf community have hailed 12-year-old Cork boy Calum Geary’s appearance on the Late Late Show, and say it should only be the first step toward greater visibility and improved services for deaf people.

Calum, who is deaf, appeared on RTÉ’s flagship programme with his twin brother, Donnacha, and his dad Andrew, and signed to Ryan Tubridy his concerns about the difficulties he faces, not least those caused by the lack of qualified interpreters in the classroom.