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D'sign Arts (NI)

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  • Charity no. 105202
  • Date registered. 09/06/2016

Public benefits

D’sign Public Benefit Statement Our beneficiaries are people of all levels of deafness living in Northern Ireland. The direct benefit which flows from the promotion of sign language and the arts and culture is that the deaf community will have a creative/artistic outlet which will not only provide education and skills to the beneficiaries but

also should help to to improve the emotional and mental health of our beneficiaries. Through our work we also aim to create a greater awareness of deaf culture and the problems that the deaf community face among the public in Northern Ireland. These benefits will be evidenced through the number of participants which take part in our classes and workshops and the number of productions or co-productions that we participate in. By giving deaf people the right training, they will be able to develop the skills needed to participate in the production, management and delivery of performances thus helping them to increase their confidence and self-esteem and being able to participate with others.

What your organisation does

D'Sign provides opportunities for the Deaf Community to engage with arts and culture. It offers arts education to develop skills in performance, visual and other arts. D'Sign provides opportunities for Deaf artists and the Deaf Community to showcase work through performances, exhibitions, film and other formats. It uses the arts to build

self-confidence in the Deaf Community and, through British and Irish Sign Language interpretation, brings work by Deaf people to the public in the North of Ireland.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • General public
  • Language community
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Sensory disabilities
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Volunteers
  • Women

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Cultural
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Volunteer development

Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’) are to promote sign language and arts and culture in Northern Ireland (the “area of benefit”) and in particular:- (1) Present, promote, organise, manage and produce, either solely or in association or partnership with other cultural organisations, theatrical performances, shows, film and digital media productions and other arts/cultural events. (2) Organise or arrange access to training and tutoring in theatre, theatre production, film production and editing and related skills. (3) Increase awareness among the public of deaf culture. (4) Encourage and promote participation by deaf people in arts/cultural activities by providing support, facilities and performance opportunities.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • D'sign Arts
  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Karen Charrington
  • Mr Michael Hudson
  • Miss Paula Mcanulty
  • Mrs Pauline Geddis
  • Miss Katie Logan
  • Mr Malachy Mcburney

Contact details

Public Address

Micky Hudson, 8 Juniper Way, Dunmurry, Belfast, BT17 0BQ

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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