Every year, the full week ending on the last Sunday of September is observed as the International Week of the Deaf (IWD). In 2022, IWD is being observed from September 19 to 25 September 2022, and 23 September is the International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL), commemorating the day on which the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome (23 September 1951).
The IWD is an initiative of the WFD and was first launched in 1958 in Rome to commemorate the month when the first World Congress of the WFD was held. In 2017, the United Nations declared 23 September as International Day of Sign Languages.
The theme of the 2022 International Week of Deaf People is “Building Inclusive Communities for All”.
For more information about the daily themes of this week, have a look at: https://wfdeaf.org/iwdeaf2022/ .