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.
International Day of Sign Languages | |
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Also called | IDSL |
Observed by | Worldwide |
Begins | 23 September 2018 |
Date | 23 September |
Next time | 23 September 2020 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | International Week of the Deaf |
The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951. [1][2]
Themes
gollark: Oh, for digit systems.
gollark: What do you mean "most expressive"? You can trivially convert logarithms between bases using the formula.
gollark: I am *also* dissatisfied with every programming language ever. It's quite annoying.
gollark: I "would" use APL if it could be typed and also if there was a good FOSS implementation.
gollark: It does it with magic async stuff internally I believe.
References
- "United Nations declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- "Third Committee Approves 16 Drafts with Friction Exposed in Contentious Votes on Glorification of Nazism, Cultural Diversity, Right to Development ! Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". UN. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- "Announcement: Sub-themes of the International Week of the Deaf - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "International Day of Sign Languages and International Week of the Deaf 2018 - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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