Showing posts with label 23 September. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 23 September. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Sunday, 22 September 2024
International Day of Sign Language 2024; September 23rd.
FORUM: “Sign up for Sign Language Rights!”. International Day of Sign Languages 2024. Collectively, they use more than 300 different sign languages As we approach the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted in December 2006, let us strive towards a better implementation of the CRPD at the national level through the linguistic human rights of deaf people. Sign up for sign language rights by working with your local and national associations to announce the achievement of a concrete goal for deaf communities today. Deaf communities, governments and civil society organisations continue their collective efforts – hand in hand – to foster, promote and recognize national sign languages as part of their countries’ vibrant and diverse linguistic landscapes. The Blue Light Challenge is an unique opportunity for national governments to partner with their national associations of deaf people in achieving the human rights of their deaf communities. Join us in Shining a Blue Light on Sign Languages!; Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #InternationalDayofSignLanguages, #23september, #SignLanguages, #IDSL,#IDWP and #BlueLight.
EVENTS: On September 23rd to mark the International Day of Sign Languages 2024, the world will once again highlight the unity generated by sign languages. During the 2024 celebration, World leaders and other government officials are invited to sign this year’s theme “Sign up for Sign Language Rights” in their national sign language. Get the invitation and Join the challenge!
▸Tuesday 24 September 2024: Inclusive Education.
▸Wednesday 25 September 2024: Sign Language Advocacy.
▸Thursday 26 September 2024: Building Resilient Deaf Communities.
▸Friday 27 September 2024: Diversity in Deaf Communities.
▸Saturday 28 September 2024: Deaf Cultural Celebrations.
▸Sunday 29 September 2024: Investing in the future of deaf communities.
ILLUMATIONS: Following the success of the first Shine a blue light on Sign Languages, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is continuing the Blue Light for Sign Languages this year, aiming to highlight the unity brought by the shared experience of national sign languages. This International Day of Sign Languages 2023 event aims to unite the world, its citizens, communities and societies through the blue light. We invite all public places, public landmarks and official buildings, Presidential houses, County buildings, City Halls, and others to be spotlighted in blue light on 23 September 2024. By highlighting the blue colour on their buildings and landmarks is a reaffirmation of our joint commitment to supporting national sign languages and showing solidarity with global deaf communities. Together, we can achieve human rights and a more equal society via the use of national sign languages in all areas of life.
The WFD encourages its 135 Ordinary Members, national associations of deaf people, as well its international partners and all other relevant stakeholders, to reach out to their governments officials and invite them to contribute to this Blue Light For Sign Languages Event by lighting buildings with the Blue Light.
STATEMENT: Read the statement of the World Federation of Deaf People on International Day of Sign Languages 2024; September 23rd.
CONFERENCES; WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS.
Friday, 22 September 2023
International Day of Sign Languages 2023; September 23rd.
FORUM:“A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere”. International Day of Sign Languages 2023. On this edition, the world will highlight the unity generated by our over 200 different national sign languages. Deaf communities, governments and civil society organisations continue their collective efforts - hand in hand - to foster, promote and recognise national sign languages as part of their countries’ vibrant and diverse linguistic landscapes. The Blue Light Challenge is an unique opportunity for national governments to partner with their national associations of deaf people in achieving the human rights of their deaf communities. Join us in Shining a Blue Light on Sign Languages!; Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #InternationalDayofSignLanguages, #2'3september, #SignLanguages, #IDSL,#IDWP and #BlueLight.
EVENTS: Following the success of the first Shine a blue light on Sign Languages in 2022, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is continuing the Blue Light for Sign Languages this year, aiming to highlight the unity brought by the shared experience of national sign languages. This International Day of Sign Languages 2023 event aims to unite the world, its citizens, communities and societies through the blue light. We invite all public places, public landmarks and official buildings, Presidential houses, County buildings, City Halls, and others to be spotlighted in blue light on 23 September 2023. By highlighting the blue colour on their buildings and landmarks is a reaffirmation of our joint commitment to supporting national sign languages and showing solidarity with global deaf communities. Together, we can achieve human rights and a more equal society via the use of national sign languages in all areas of life. The WFD encourages its 135 Ordinary Members, national associations of deaf people, as well its international partners and all other relevant stakeholders, to reach out to their governments officials and invite them to contribute to this Blue Light For Sign Languages Event by lighting buildings with the Blue Light.
WEBINARS: On Saturday 23 September, 2023; you are invited to Participate to the online panel discussions entitled “A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere.”. The sub-themes “Declaration on the right of the deaf children.”; “ Building capacity across the world.”; “Realising "Nothing Without Us."; ”Putting Deaf People on the Agenda.”;”Achieving Sign Language Rights for All.”; “Building Inclusive Deaf Communities.’’ will be developed during the celebration of the International Week of the Deaf people 2023 from 18 to 24 September.
Today, we share the WFD’s vision of a world where deaf people everywhere can sign anywhere. A world where deaf people are seen as a part of the natural range of human diversity, and national sign languages are celebrated and used everywhere as part of national societies. The WFD calls upon all governments to take measures to ensure at least 50% of their children and youth know their national sign languages, as a step towards building societies in which deaf people everywhere can sign anywhere.
Thursday, 22 September 2022
International Day of Sign Languages 2022; September 23rd.
During the 2022 celebration of the International Day of Sign Languages, the world will once again highlight the unity generated by our sign languages. Deaf communities, governments and civil society organisations maintain their collective efforts - hand in hand - in fostering, promoting and recognising national sign languages as part of their countries’ vibrant and diverse linguistic landscapes.
Daily themes
▸Monday 19 September 2022 - Sign Languages in Education.
Acquisition of sign language from birth from fluent sign language models is critical to the cognitive and social development of deaf children. A strong language foundation is necessary to learn other languages. As many deaf children are born into families who are not yet fluent in their national sign languages, services must be in place to provide sign language learning and support to families so that they can learn and use their national sign languages
▸ Tuesday 20 September 2022 - Sustainable economic opportunities for deaf people.
As of 2011, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) states that approximately 80% of persons with disabilities, including deaf people, are of working age. Reports we have from around the world show underemployment and unemployment is high within deaf communities. Accessing a fair and inclusive labour market with equal working conditions and salary as their peers without disabilities is a step toward deaf peoples’ inclusion in their communities and more equal societies.
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▸ Wednesday 21 September 2022 - Health for All.
Full access to health-related information and services is a basic precondition for the enjoyment of our most fundamental rights. Yet, deaf people face barriers, stigmatisation and discrimination when accessing health and health-related information, services and strategies. Accessible information on health needs and health care in the national sign languages is still needed. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire predicament of deaf people in accessing life-saving health information and services. It brings the consequence that deaf people are often left behind in equally accessing quality healthcare in their national sign languages. National governments have a responsibility to provide accessible health-related information and services in the national sign language for everyone, including deaf people.
▸ Thursday 22 September 2022 - Safeguarding deaf people in times of crisis.
The past year has shown us new needs and new ways of guaranteeing the well-being of deaf people in situations of crisis. Under the circumstance of different crises, including infectious diseases, climate change, natural disasters, and armed conflicts, deaf people all over the world experience language deprivation, socioeconomic disadvantages, and audism. Today, we emphasise the importance of securing and maintaining the human rights of all deaf people during the different, multiple, and overlapping crises we face today.
▸ Friday 23 September 2022 - Sign Languages Unite Us!
On this International Day of Sign Languages, we celebrate our collective efforts- deaf communities, governments, and civil society representatives- to recognize and promote the different national sign languages around the world. Together we sign onto a declaration of support for sign languages as an essential human right for deaf people, and sign for human rights!
▸ Saturday 24 September 2022 - Intersectional Deaf Communities.
Deaf communities are diverse, intersectional communities. Today, we celebrate our richly diverse deaf communities and the many ways of living and being in the world that our diverse deaf communities share. Among these identities are gender, age, sexuality, linguistic preferences, ethnicity, socio-economic background, disability, and religion. Governments and deaf communities must recognize and promote the intersectional nature of deaf communities within services, projects, and advocacy work. Deaf communities and deaf organisations must be inclusive of all deaf peoples in their countries. Together, we can build strong communities respectful and inclusive of all deaf people.
▸ Sunday 25 September 2022 - Deaf Leadership for Tomorrow.
For more than a century, deaf communities around the world have organised into representative associations to advance their human rights. These organisations need funding, capacity building, and empowerment to carry out the principle of “Nothing About Us Without Us”. Today, support your local, national and international organisations of deaf people!
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