International Sign Language Day 2024 - September 23
September 29 , 2024
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- The day is marked to raise awareness about the rights of the deaf community and other sign language users.
- According to the United Nations (UN), they are fully-fledged natural languages, distinct from spoken languages.
- It commemorates the establishment of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in 1951.
- The day was first celebrated in 2018 as part of the International Week of the Deaf.
- The theme for the 2024 is ‘Sign up for Sign Language Rights’.
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