International Day of Sign Languages

Annual UN observance on September 23 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.

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International Day of Sign Languages
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Also calledIDSL
Observed byWorldwide
Begins23 September 2018 (6 years ago) (2018-09-23)
Date23 September
Next time23 September 2025 (2025-09-23)
Frequencyannual
Related toInternational Week of the Deaf
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The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951.[1][2]

Themes

  • 2018: With Sign Language, Everyone is Included![3]
  • 2019: Sign Language Rights for All![4]
  • 2020: Sign Languages Are for Everyone!
  • 2021: We Sign for Human Rights![5]
  • 2022: Sign Languages Unite Us![5]
  • 2023: A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere! [6]
  • 2024: Sign up for sign language rights![7]

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