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Cork Deaf Association
The Cork Deaf Association is committed to the empowerment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in Cork city and county through the provision of information, advocacy and support services. We aim to achieve a more inclusive society, where Deaf and Hard of Hearing people enjoy equality of opportunity, independence and full citizenship.

Irish Hard of Hearing Association
The IHHA is an association of people who acquired a hearing loss after developing their verbal communication skills. They are a small Irish charitable and voluntary organisation who campaign for greater awareness on hearing loss, greater access to services and generate support for each other.

National Council for the Blind of Ireland
NCBI is a not for profit charitable organisation which provides support and services nationwide to people experiencing sight loss. They also provide a range of services to public and private organisations to make sure that their services are accessible to people who are blind and vision impaired.

Deafblind Ireland
Deafblind Ireland is a new organisation being set up by deafblind people, their families and professionals working in this specialist field. It seeks to raise awareness of the uniquely disabling consequences of the combined loss of sight and hearing and to provide a source of support for people who are deafblind and their families and information and guidance to professionals. It also seeks to press for greater understanding of the needs and numbers of people in Ireland who live with deafblindness and to press for improvements in provision of assessments and supports.

Cork City Music College
Our aim is to give our students a love of music, and to provide the highest standards of music education, awareness, and appreciation to students of all standards, ages, and capabilities. With a wide range of instrumental, practical, and theoretical curricula to suit the individual student, our agenda promotes the musically curious to the musically gifted. The College offers the student the lifelong gift of music, and with this the valuable skills of balance, concentration and co-ordination, assets to any individual regardless of their career or faculty.

Elizabeth Petcu
Irish flute player Elizabeth Petcu seeks new ways of exploring and presenting music and her debut solo album, Just Me, captures in essence Elizabeth's true authentic sound through a brilliant interpretation of her favourite repertoire.

Music and the Deaf
We believe that deafness is no barrier to making and enjoying music, and since 1988 we have worked with thousands of people all over the UK encouraging and supporting them in playing instruments, composing music, signing and singing, providing advice and help, setting up a Deaf Youth Orchestra, giving talks, doing signed theatre, concert and dance performances, and much more. Music and the Deaf is run by Paul Whittaker OBE and Danny Lane, who are both profoundly deaf. We're here to help and encourage so do get in touch with us if there's anything you want to know or would like to see.

Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society. Glennie has been profoundly deaf since age 12. This does not inhibit her ability to perform at the international level. She regularly plays barefoot for both live performances and studio recordings, to better "feel" the music.

Christian Martin
A musician, singer, sound engineer, and teacher who recorded parts of Orla's album.

Paul Solecki
Paul helped Orla record and produce her CD and designed this site.