International Sign Language Day Promotes Inclusion of People with Hearing Disabilities
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The date recalls the founding of the World Federation of Deaf People in 1951. The UN established it to make the linguistic identity of deaf people visible and to promote their access to communication. Read more
Sign languages: an essential tool for inclusion and human rights International Sign Language Day is commemorated on 23 September, a date that seeks to highlight the importance of these forms of communication to ensure inclusion, access to information and the full exercise of [...]
It was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) in November 2017.
The International Sign Language Day is marked annually on 23 September to promote the linguistic and cultural identity of people with hearing disabilities. The theme of 2026 focuses on respect for their rights and full access to sign communication. The day was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2017, on the proposal of...
People with hearing impairments face many obstacles in their lives. For example, public spaces often fail to take into account that for some of them, sign language is the only way to communicate. The International Day of the Deaf and the International Day of Sign Languages, which fall on September 23, are one of the opportunities to remember this. Although the International Day of the Deaf and Sign Languages is a good moment to focus on the righ…
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