{"id":234928,"date":"2022-09-23T15:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=234928"},"modified":"2023-03-06T01:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T19:36:22","slug":"international-day-of-sign-languages-history-theme-and-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/international-day-of-sign-languages-history-theme-and-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Sign Languages 2022: History, Theme and Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated on 23 September every year. Sign language is a common language that is quite different from spoken languages. This day provides us with the opportunity to support the linguistic and cultural identity of deaf people and other individuals who use sign language.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More than 300 sign languages are used by people collectively. The International Day of Sign Languages encourages early access to sign language and services in sign language like quality education, which is crucial for the development and growth of the hearing-impaired community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>International Day of Sign Languages:\u00a0History<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The World Federation of Deaf gave the proposal for establishing the International Day of Sign Languages. The date chosen for the celebration was 23 September, as it marked the anniversary of the WFD\u2019s formation in 1951. This day was commemorated for the first time in 2018 as a part of the International Week of the Deaf. The International Week of the Deaf takes place in the fourth week of September every year. It was celebrated for the first time in 1958.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual Story on Tips to Learn Sign Language<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5yltKkxpPj\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/web-stories\/international-day-of-sign-languages-easy-tips-on-how-to-learn-sign-language-fast\/\">International Day of Sign Languages: Tips to Learn Sign Language Fast<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;International Day of Sign Languages: Tips to Learn Sign Language Fast&#8221; &#8212; Aakash Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/web-stories\/international-day-of-sign-languages-easy-tips-on-how-to-learn-sign-language-fast\/embed\/#?secret=hHGW1L2zf6#?secret=5yltKkxpPj\" data-secret=\"5yltKkxpPj\" width=\"360\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>International Day of Sign Languages: Theme<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This year\u2019s theme for the International Day of Sign Languages is \u201c<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sign Languages Unite Us!\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Deaf communities, governments, and civil society organisations maintain their collective efforts in fostering, promoting, and recognising national sign languages as part of their countries&#8217; vibrant and diverse linguistic landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>International Day of Sign Languages: Significance<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sign languages are visual languages that pass your message through the use of symbols. Every country has its sign language. The International Day of Sign Language throws light on the importance of preserving this medium of communication, especially for deaf people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The day also focuses on the internationally agreed development goals and the achievements that are associated with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Interesting Facts about International Day of Sign Language:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are some interesting facts related to the deaf and hard of hearing community that will help you better understand the significance of the International Day of Sign Languages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sign language is not a universal language. In the United States and parts of Canada, the deaf community uses the American Sign Language (ASL). In the UK, British Sign Language (BSL) is used by the deaf community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">American Sign Language has a different structure, grammar, and syntax from the English language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The third most common disability in the world is deafness according to the British Deaf Association (BDA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nine of 10 deaf children are born to hearing parents, but only one out of those parents learn sign language, as per the BDA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">International Day of Sign Language: Quotes<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSign language is the equal of speech, lending itself equally to the rigorous and the poetic, to philosophical analysis or to making love.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Sacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIf you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it by sign language. Whether your vehicle is commerce, literature, or politics, you can do nothing but raise signals, and make motions to the people.\u201d \u2013 John Jay Chapman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI come from a place where you don\u2019t need to talk all the time. There are sign languages you learn.\u201d \u2013 Warwick Thornton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSign language is the noblest gift God has given to deaf people.\u201d \u2013 George Veditz<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to observe the International Day of Sign Languages?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn a sign language<\/li>\n<li>Join in creating awareness<\/li>\n<li>Host a fundrasing event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Why do we celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated to support the development and preservation of sign language on 23 September. This day aims to spread awareness regarding the importance of sign language in the realisation of the human rights of people who are deaf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. When was the first international sign language celebrated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WFD gave the proposal for establishing the International Day of Sign Languages. 23 September was chosen to celebrate this day as it marked the anniversary of the WFD&#8217;s formation in 1951.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Who invented sign language?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first person the creation of formal sign language for the hearing impaired was Pedro Ponce de Le\u00f3n, a 16th-century Spanish Benedictine monk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who is the father of sign language?<\/strong><br \/>\nCharles Michel de l&#8217;\u00c9p\u00e9e was a pioneer in the education of the deaf and dumb. He was a philanthropic educator of 18th century France who become known as the \u201cFather of the Deaf\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. 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