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2019 edition of International Day of Sign Languages
The International Day of Sign Languages is observed every year on 23rd of September to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf. The theme for year 2019 is ‘Sign Language Rights for All’.
Topics: Deaf culture • Disability • Identity politics • International Day of Sign Languages • International Week of the Deaf • Sign language
The first-ever International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL-2018)
The International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is observed every year on September 23 along with International Week of the Deaf. It highlights the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf. It is the first ever IDSL, which was officially adopted at the 72nd United ..
Topics: Deaf culture • Deafness • Disability • Identity politics • International Day of Sign Languages • International Week of the Deaf • Sign language
2018 International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed every year on August 9 in recognition of the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations in Geneva in 1982. On this day, people from around the world are encouraged to spread the UN’s message on the protection and promotion of ..
Topics: Ethnic groups • Ethnology • Identity politics • Indigenous feminism • Indigenous movements in the Americas • Indigenous peoples of the Americas • Indigenous rights • International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples • Working Group on Indigenous Populations