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International Week of the Deaf (IWDeaf) is celebrated annually across the world during the last full week of September since 2009. [1] [2] In 2018, it was celebrated together with the official International Day of Sign Languages, declared by the United Nations (UN), [3] for the first time.The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), its national associations, and their affiliates all over the world ...
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Deafblind Awareness Week [16] [17] runs at the end of June to coincide with the birthday of Helen Keller. [18] In 2021, it fell on the week of 28 June - 4 July. [ 19 ] The week aims to make dual sensory loss a more widely known condition; educating people about what it is and letting them know what to look out for in themselves and others.
Mental Health Awareness Month [26] National Bike Month; National Military Appreciation Month; National Foster Care Month [27] National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month; South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness ...
For 2025, the theme of the campaign is "Empower yourself" encouraging individuals to take steps to ensure good hearing in all stages of life.This focus is a new angle of the theme of the 2024 World Hearing Day "Changing mindsets" which encouraged addressing challenges posed by societal misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets associated with hearing difficulties.
Deaf History Month began on March 13 and to celebrate, Sesame Workshop partnered with the National Theater of the Deaf to create music videos featuring American Sign Language (ASL) for kids all ...
See Hear is a monthly magazine programme for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United Kingdom, broadcast on Wednesday mornings at 8.00am. The programme focuses on the British and the worldwide deaf community and covers a broad range of topics from areas such as education, deaf people's rights, technology and language.
Updated December 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images The woman accused of stowing away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris was arrested again, this time while reportedly ...