International Day of Sign Languages

{{Short description|Annual UN observance on September 23}}

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|holiday_name = International Day of Sign Languages

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|caption = The official logo of International Day of Sign Languages

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|nickname = IDSL

|observedby = Worldwide

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|begins = {{start date and age|df=yes|2018|09|23|p=y}}

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|date = 23 September

|scheduling = same day each year

|duration = 1 week

|frequency = annual

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|relatedto = International Week of the Deaf

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International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.

The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951.{{Cite web | url = https://wfdeaf.org/news/un-23-sept-as-international-day-of-sign-languages | title = United Nations declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages - WFD | date = 19 December 2017 | publisher=WFD | access-date = 2017-12-24}}{{Cite web | url = https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/gashc4221.doc.htm | title = 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 | publisher = UN | access-date = 2017-12-24}}