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International Week of the Deaf
International Week of the Deaf
September 21, 2025 – September 28, 2025 UTC+1
International Week of the Deaf
This week is an initiative of the WFD and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy.
It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Community on the last full week of September to commemorate the same month the first World Congress of the WFD was held.
IWDeaf is celebrated through various activities by respective Deaf Communities worldwide.
These activities call for participation and involvement of various stakeholders including families, peers, governmental bodies, professional sign language interpreters, and DPOs.
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What do you sign? Deaf awareness
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