Comhairle na nÓg – Lamh – Disability Inclusion

 

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Monaghan Comhairle na nOg have been working on the topic of inclusion this year. The following video is an introduction to a manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland called “lamh’. The first half explains what Lamh is and the second half is a message for lamh users in Ireland.

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This year, members of Monaghan Comhairle na nÓg have been working on the topic of Inclusion and disabilities. Over the course of ‘Lockdown’ members of the group took part in learning some Lámh, this is a “manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland”. The first half of the following video explains Lámh in more depth, the second half is a message for Lámh uses in Ireland.