The International Day of Sign Languages offers a special chance to support and preserve the cultural diversity and linguistic uniqueness of all sign language users, including deaf individuals. The globe will once again showcase the solidarity created by our sign languages during the International Day of Sign Languages celebration in 2022. Together, Deaf communities, governments, and civil society organisations continue to create, promote, and acknowledge national sign languages as essential components of the dynamic and varied linguistic landscapes of their respective nations.

Over 70 million individuals worldwide are deaf, according to the World Federation of the Deaf. Over 80% of them reside in underdeveloped nations. They employ more than 300 distinct sign languages collectively.

The structural differences between sign languages and spoken languages make them fully developed natural languages. Deaf people also utilise an informal version of sign language known as international sign language when they are travelling and interacting with others. It is regarded as a pidgin kind of sign language that is less sophisticated than natural sign languages and has a constrained vocabulary.

The use of sign languages is encouraged and recognised under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It makes it clear that sign languages have the same status as spoken languages and requires state parties to make it easier to learn sign language and support the deaf community's linguistic identity. In order to increase public awareness of the value of sign language in the full realisation of deaf people's human rights, the UN General Assembly has declared September 23 as the International Day of Sign Languages.

History of International Day of Sign Language

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), a federation of 135 national deaf groups representing over 70 million deaf individuals worldwide, proposed the idea for the Day. The Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, along with 97 other UN Member States, sponsored resolution A/RES/72/161, which was unanimously approved on December 19th, 2017.

The date of September 23 has been chosen to honour the day in 1951 when the WFD was founded. Today honours the founding of an advocacy group, one of whose key objectives is the preservation of sign languages and deaf culture as necessary conditions for the realisation of deaf people's human rights.

The first International Week of the Deaf, which included the International Day of Sign Languages, took place in 2018. The inaugural International Week of the Deaf was observed in September 1958, and since then it has grown into an international movement of deaf unity and concentrated lobbying to bring attention to the problems that deaf people deal with on a daily basis.

The 70 million deaf people worldwide are represented by the 135 national deaf associations that make up the World Federation of the Deaf. The federation was founded on September 23, 1951. The WFD proposed a resolution in 2017 to commemorate the International Day of Sign Languages in order to raise awareness of the need to preserve sign languages and deaf culture as well as deaf peoples' legal rights around the world. The first International Day of Sign Languages was commemorated on September 23, 2018, thanks to the resolution, which had 97 United Nations Member States as co-sponsors. The sixth commemoration of the day will take place in 2022.

Celebrations of the International Day of Sign Languages 2022

The purpose of the International Day of Sign Languages, which is observed on a global scale, is to increase public understanding of deaf people and sign language. On this day, individuals are urged to research sign language and attempt to learn the language. People are welcome to attend the events and performances that are arranged by various governmental and non-governmental groups with the goal of spreading awareness. Numerous organisations also hold fund-raising events in which you can take part as a donor or a volunteer.

Theme for the 2022 International Day of Sign Languages

Every year, the International Day of Sign Languages has a theme that is announced by the World Federation of the Deaf. The topic for 2021 was "We Sign For Human Rights," which focused on the coexistence of hearing and deaf people. The International Day of Sign Languages Celebration in 2022 will not have a topic yet.

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