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Thu 06 Jun 2007Action seeking schooling for deaf girl (11) settledA High Court action aimed at compelling the State to provide for a young deaf and mute girl to be taught the curriculum through the medium of Irish Sign Language (ISL), described as "the natural sign language of deaf people in Ireland", has been settled.Similar actions were also initiated this week by John Hanlon on behalf of two other deaf children.