#sign language
The United Nations General Assembly designated the International Day of Sign Languages, 23 September, an occasion that marks a chance to celebrate and protect the language and culture of deaf people and sign language users, giving deaf people the chance to fully exercise their human rights. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 430 million people across the globe live with some degree of hearing loss. Within that group, more than 70 million are deaf, the World Federation of…