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Mr. Haaris Sheikh

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Centre for Deaf Studies)
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Sch. Office - Linguistic Speech & Comm.)
      
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Mr. Haaris Sheikh

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Centre for Deaf Studies)

 hsheikh@tcd.ie

 

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Sch. Office - Linguistic Speech & Comm.)


Haaris Sheikh is Chief Executive of Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited; Adjunct Assistant Professor in Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, and Director of Deaf Community Centre Limerick. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and Member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA). He serves as a Board Member of the Citizens Information Centre Limerick. He has directed and chaired 17 European Commission projects in over 16 countries to date. Currently, he is Chairman of the DESIGNS project (2016-2019). Haaris is a specialist in human resource management, business strategy, and policy and is retained as an advisor and consultant to several private and public sector organisations where his core function focuses on executive management and HR policy formulation. He has delivered talks and lectures on a wide range of HR-related themes. He has been working extensively with Deaf studies projects for the past decade and has been the architect of multimedia/digital teaching materials for the Centre for Deaf Studies at Trinity College Dublin. He has authored/co-authored numerous reports and journal articles, and has presented papers internationally on a range of topics. He has also directed 10 research documentaries.
  Access for the Deaf Community   Deaf Community and Culture   Deaf Studies   Irish Sign Language Interpreting   Multimedia in Deaf Studies   Sign Language Interpreting Training
Project Title
 DESIGNS - Deaf Community Employment
From
2016
To
2019
Summary
The DESIGNS project (Deaf Employment for Sign Language Users in the EU) is an EU project coordinated by Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited. EU Partners are Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Association for Higher Education Access & Disability (AHEAD), the European Union of the Deaf (EUD), European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Heriot Watt University. It is aimed at creating resource for employers, SL interpreters and the Deaf community for the purpose of increasing employment potential through better communication.
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Erasmus +
Project Type
Action Learning & Research
Person Months
30
Project Title
 JUSTISIGNS - Access to Justice for the Deaf Community
From
2013
To
2016
Summary
The JUSTISIGNS project is a transnational education and training project involving experts from Ireland, Belgium, UK and Switzerland. JUSTISIGNS is co-funded under European Commission's Life Long Learning programme and runs from 2013-2016 The partners in Ireland include Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited (project coordinator) and the Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin. The Belgian partners include the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli), the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA) and KU Leuven (Antwerp). The other partners are The Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies at Heriot Watt University, Scotland and the University of Applied Sciences for Special Needs Education in Zurich, Switzerland.
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Lifelong Learning Programme
Project Type
Action Learning & Research
Person Months
30
Project Title
 MEDISIGNS - Deaf community Access to Healthcare
From
2010
To
2012
Summary
MEDISIGNS (2010-2012) represents a ground-breaking initiative that focuses on providing language and communication skills to Deaf people, interpreters and those in the medical profession. Sometimes it is not possible to get an interpreter in a healthcare setting, often leaving a Deaf person or the healthcare provider in a situation which potentially compromises the level of patient care being delivered. Potentially, this forces a Deaf patient to either wait until an interpreter becomes available, or rely on a family or friend to casually interpret on their behalf. This is not ideal especially in medial situations that are sensitive, confidential or private in nature. From the perspective of a Deaf community and the project consortium, it is important to note that the provision of qualified interpreters, and especially those trained in healthcare aspects, is not viewed as a luxury but as a fundamental human right to the access and provision of appropriate healthcare.
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Lifelong Learning Programme
Project Type
Action Learning & Research
Person Months
24
Project Title
 SIGNALL 3 - Working in the Deaf Community
From
2009
To
2011
Summary
SIGNALL3 built on the concept and audiences of both former SIGNALL I and SIGNALL II projects that have made a very significant impact reaching audiences in Europe, Australia and the USA. The project focusses on providing educators, interpreters and those working with the Deaf community a vocational course through a blended learning approach using MOODLE. The course is available through the consortium partners in 4 countries, in 4 languages including 5 signed languages. The consortium comprised of world renowned organisations supported by European experts. Coordinator - Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited Partners -The Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland -University of Jyvaskyla, Finland -The University of Sussex -Lessius College University, Antwerp, Belgium -The Turkish National Federation, Istanbul Turkey
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Lifelong Learning Programme
Project Type
Action Learning & Research
Person Months
24
Project Title
 SIGNALL 2 - International Perspectives on Deafness
From
2007
To
2009
Summary
SIGNALL II offers a course on Perspectives on Deafness (POD) that is accredited by Trinity College Dublin and offered as part of the Bachelor in Deaf Studies. The course focuses on Deaf Culture, socio-cultural versus medical perspectives on deafness and International perspectives on deafness. Experiential and evidenced-based material will illustrate experiences of deafness by using case studies and video materials. The principal aim is that this course will be offered as a distance-learning programme with fully accessible course content in each partner country through the development of an e-learning platform specifically devised for this course. Coordinator - Interesource Group (Ireland) Limited Partners -The Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland -The Irish Deaf Society, Dublin, Ireland -Grant Advisor, Brno, Czech Republic -The Finnish Association of the Deaf, Helsinki Finland -The Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship, Lodz, Poland -Centre for Community Engagement, University of Sussex, UK
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Lifelong Leanring Pogramme
Project Type
Action Learning & Research
Person Months
24

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Irish Sign Language Medium Medium Medium
Spanish Medium Medium Fluent
Urdu Basic Basic Fluent
Details Date From Date To
Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) 1996
Member, Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers (IMCA) 2010
Member, European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters 2017
Cabeza-Pereiro, Carmen; Casado-Neira; David, Conway, Brian; Clark, Lucy; Del-Pozo-Trivinõ, Maribel; Flanagan, John; Freir, Caitriona; Garahan, Lucy; Leeson, Lorraine; Longa-Alsono, Beatriz; Napier, Jemina; O"Dowd, Leonie; Pérez-Freire, Silvia; Quigley, Lianne; and Sheikh, Haaris, Silent Harm: A training manual for service providers and interpreters who work with deaf, refugee, and migrant women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence, 1, Dublin, Interesource Group Ireland Limited, 2023, Book, PUBLISHED  URL
Justisigns: Developing research-based training resources on sign language interpreting in police settings in Europe. in, editor(s)Brunson, Jeremy L. , Teaching legal interpreting, Washington DC, Gallaudet University Press, 2022, [Napier, Jemina; Skinner, Robert; Turner, G. H.;Leeson, Lorraine; Lynch, Teresa; Sheikh, Haaris; Vermeerbergen, Myriam; Salaets, Heidi; Doggen, Carolien; Haug, Tobias; Bucher, B.; Diaz, B.; Berger, M.; Krähenbühl, M. ], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL
Access to Justice for deaf signers: the Justisigns Project in, editor(s)Goedele A.M. De Clerk , UNCRPD Implementation in Europe - a deaf perspective: Article 9: Access to information and communication, Brussels, European Union of the Deaf, 2021, [Leeson, Lorraine; Jemina Napier, Tobias Haug, Teresa Lynch, and Haaris Sheikh], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL
Access to employment for deaf graduates, employees and jobseeking signers: findings from the DESIGNS project in, editor(s)Dr Goedele de Klerk , UNCRPD Implementation in Europe - A Deaf Perspective 9: Access to information and communication, Brussels, European Union of the Deaf, 2021, pp179 - 193, [Haaris Sheikh, Jemina Napier, Audrey Cameron, Lorraine Leeson, Christian Rathmann, Chris Peters, John Bosco Conama, Rachel Moiselle, ], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL  URL
Senan Dunne, Lorraine Leeson and Haaris Sheikh, 'Seagull, Seagull', https://youtu.be/Sv8TbdiBFeU, Trinity College Dublin , 2021, -, Translation, PUBLISHED  URL
Senan Dunne, Lorraine Leeson, Haaris Sheikh, 'The Very Long Room', https://youtu.be/9eqywLbLyFM, Trinity College Dublin , 2021, - https://youtu.be/9eqywLbLyFM, Translation, PUBLISHED  URL
Leeson, Lorraine, Flynn, Sophie, Lynch, Teresa and Sheikh, Haaris, You Have the Right to Remain Signing: Deaf People and the Irish Justice System, Teanga, 2020, p142-173 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Jemina Napier, Audrey Cameron, Lorraine Leeson, John Bosco Conama, Christian Rathmann, Chris Peters & Haaris Sheikh, DESIGNS: Creating Employment for Deaf Signers in Europe, 5, Dublin, Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, January, 2020, Notes: [This document makes a series of evidence based recommendations around supporting deaf sign language users in employment, and looks at the provision of statutory supports for interpreting provision in Ireland, the UK and Germany. ], Report, PUBLISHED  URL
Christian Rathmann, Chris Peters, Anna Grimm, Andreas Bittner, and Aletta Heldt (German version). Original Version in English: Haaris Sheikh, Lorraine Leeson, Caroline McGrotty and John Bosco Conama, Sie Haben Den Job! Ein Leitfaden für Arbeitgeber_innen im Umgang mit tauben Gebärdensprachnutzer_innen. Dublin: IGI Publishing. , Dublin, IGI Publishing, 2019, 1 - 54pp, Book, PUBLISHED  URL
Sheikh, Haaris, Lorraine Leeson, Caroline McGrotty, Ann Heelan, John Bosco Conama, You're Hired! A Guide for Employers when Working with Deaf Sign Language Users, Dublin, IGI Publications, 2018, 1-51pp, Book, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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Lorraine Leeson, Haaris Sheikh and Council for Irish Sign Language Interpreters, Interpreting in Workplace Settings, 22 April 2018, In:Interpreting in Workplace Settings, 2018, Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Meetings /Conferences Organised, PRESENTED
John Bosco Conama, Haaris Sheikh, Lorraine Leeson, The DESIGNS Project: Deaf Employment in Europe, 8th Community Interpreting Conference, TCD ARTS BUILDING , 8 June 2017, 2017, Conference Paper, PRESENTED
Lorraine Leeson, Christian Rathmann and Haaris Sheikh, efsli Summer School 2017: Interpreting in Employment Settings , efsli Summer School 2017: Interpreting in Employment Settings , Belgrade, Serbia, 26-28 May 2017, 2017, European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters, Notes: [See: http://efsli.org/efsli-school-serbia-2017/], Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Haaris Sheikh and Lorraine Leeson, Access to Justice for Deaf People, Access to Justice for Deaf People, Belgrade, Serbia, 26 May 2017, 2017, European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters/ Irish Hon. Consul to Serbia, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Sheikh, H, R. Skinner and L. Leeson, You Have the Right to Remain Signing. A Guide for An Garda Síochána: Communicating in Interpreter-Mediated Settings, 1, Dublin, IGI Publishing, 2016, 52pp, Book, PUBLISHED
Sheikh, H., R. Skinner and L. Leeson, You Have the Right to Remain Signing: A guide for An Garda Síochána when interacting with the Deaf community, Dublin, IGI PUBLISHING, 2016, 52pp, Book, PUBLISHED
Sheikh, H, And that has made all the difference, Léargas Forum, Dublin Castle, 13 Dec, 2016, Léargas, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Sheikh, H., Access to Justice for Deaf People in the EU: Policy and Practice implications, Access to Justice for Deaf People in the EU: Policy and Practice implications, EU Parliament, Brussels, 27 April 2016, 2016, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Leeson, L., H. Sheikh, L. Venturi and D. Coventry Howlett, Working with interpreters, District Headquarter Garda Station, Limerick, 12 Feb 2016, 2016, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Leeson. L., H. Sheikh and A. Sheikh, Across the Atlantic: Access to Healthcare and Justice for the Deaf Community, Swarthmore College, PA, USA, 16 APR 2014, 2014, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
European Language Label Award for JUSTISIGNS Project SEPT 2017
European Language Label Award for MEDISIGNS Project 2013
European Language Label Award for SIGNALL Project 2008
European Language Label Award for EUROSIGNS 2 Project 2007
Research Seed Funding Award, Awarded by the Office of the Dean, Research, University of Limerick for a study on Language Strategies of Exporting Companies in Ireland 1998
University of Limerick Foundation Seed Fund. Awarded by the University of Limerick Foundation for a study on Recruitment Practices of Greenfield Site Companies in Ireland 1997
Research Seed Funding Award, Awarded by the Office of the Dean, Research, University of Limerick for a study on Recruitment Practices in Ireland 1996
Irish American Partnership Scholarship 1996
Research interests include: - Triadic relationships in healthcare settings in the context of sign language interpretation - Triadic relationships in police settings in the context of sign language interpretation - Equality in employment settings with respect to sign language users as applicants and employees - The role of ICT and multimedia in the field of Deaf studies - Equality, Rights and Deaf sign language users