'I was very angry': Lack of interpreters leaves Cork deaf community waiting to be heard

Hospital’s lack of services are severely impacting community and hampering their care

Graham O'Shea (left) and Breda Brosnan of Cork Deaf Club. They say there is an acute shortage of interpreters in Cork, which is compounding existing complications. Picture: Larry Cummins

A deaf woman from Cork has described the frustration of being forced to rely on pen and paper to communicate her medical details after a sign language interpreter failed to show up on time for a hospital appointment.

Breda Brosnan said she is going public with an incident as it is just another example of the gaps that exist when members of the deaf community try to access medical care.