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Events

Sign Language and Deaf Awareness
Community Events

The events on this page are a great way to get involved with local and national projects and activities, learn more about deafness, sign language and the Deaf community.

Sign Language Week 

Annual event held mid March 

Deaf Awareness Week 

Annual event held in the  first full week of May

International Day of Sign Languages

Annual event held on 23rd September 

The International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated on September 23 by the United Nations. The International Day of Sign Languages is commemorated on this day since the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was founded on this day in 1951, as a result of efforts by the WFD in 2017.

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