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.

"IDSL" redirects here. For other uses, see IDSL (disambiguation).
International Day of Sign Languages
Also calledIDSL
Observed byWorldwide
Begins23 September 2018 (2018-09-23)
Date23 September
Next time23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Frequencyannual
Related toInternational 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
  • 2018: With Sign Language, Everyone is Included![3]
  • 2019: Sign Language Rights for All![4]
  • 2020: Sign Languages Are for Everyone!
  • 2021: We Sign For Human Rights[5]

References
  1. "United Nations declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. "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.
  3. "International Day of Sign Languages and International Week of the Deaf 2018 - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. "Announcement: Sub-themes of the International Week of the Deaf - WFD". WFD. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. "Announcement". WFD. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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