CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 23 September as the International Day of Sign Languages in order to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.

Detailed explanation-2: -September 23 was chosen as it marked the anniversary of the World Federation of the Deaf’s formation in 1951. The day was first commemorated in 2018 as part of the International Week of the Deaf. There are approximately 70 million deaf people in the world, according to data from the World Federation of the Deaf.

Detailed explanation-3: -September 23 marks the International Day of Sign Languages - a day celebrated every year with the aim to spread awareness surrounding the development and preservation of sign languages to support the hearing-impaired community and others who use them as means to communicate.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Day of Sign Languages: History The proposal for the Day came from the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), a federation of 135 national associations of deaf people, representing approximately 70 million deaf people’s human rights worldwide.

Detailed explanation-5: -National ASL Day takes place on April 15 every year to celebrate American Sign Language. American Sign Language is used by those who cannot hear or speak - usually by people part of the Deaf community.