/news-archive/tag/world-federation-of-the-deaf/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:34:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/09/24/ua-little-rock-urged-to-celebrate-international-deaf-awareness-week/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 17:34:57 +0000 /news/?p=75259 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock urged to celebrate international deaf awareness week]]> 鈥淩ecognition and celebration of Deaf Awareness Week will strengthen cross-cultural bonds and provide insight into Deaf people and their culture,鈥� said Raphael 鈥淩ay鈥� James, a senior instructor in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Interpreter Education Program. The last week of September celebrates deaf awareness throughout the world. More than 70 million people around the globe use sign languages to communicate. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淪ign Language Rights For All.鈥� Each day of the week recognizes sign language rights for a specific group of Deaf individuals, including: Monday, Sept. 23 鈥� Sign Language Rights for All Tuesday, Sept. 24 鈥� Sign Language Rights for All Children Wednesday, Sept. 25 鈥� Sign Language Rights for All Deaf Senior Citizens Thursday, Sept. 26 鈥� Sign Language Rights for Deafblind People and Deaf People with Disabilities Friday, Sept. 27 鈥� Sign Language Rights for Deaf Women Saturday, Sept. 28 鈥� Sign Language Rights for Deaf LGBTIQA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and asexual) Sunday, Sept. 29 鈥� Sign Language Rights for All Deaf Refugees For more information, visit the . In the upper right photo, interpreter Gwenyth Sutphin translates during a freshmen convocation event. Photo by Ben Krain.]]>