Deaf Awareness Month
The month of Deaf Awareness.
What is September?
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DEAF AWARENESS MONTH
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International
The sign LANGUAGE, PURPLE, CLASS and BIOLOGY
What is are initialized signs?
The meaning of the acronym IS.
What is International Sign?
The organization that recognizes the week celebrating identity of Deaf people.
What is the World Federation of the Deaf?
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TOPIC
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Federation
The sign for HOUSE, to-DRINK, to-JUMP, and to-WRITE
What are iconic signs?
Sign the word International Sign using International Sign.
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The week of September 22-26
What is the International Week of the Deaf?
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to-SPREAD
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Awareness
The sign for HAVE, WHERE, CULTURE and RED
What are arbitrary signs?
1) be fluent in at least one sign language 2) actually see and meet people using it
The best advice to learn International Sign
September 23rd
What is International Day of Sign Langauges?
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IMPORTANT
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Arbitrary
A simplified language system used for communication between groups of people.
What is a pidgin language?
International meetings, WFD Congress, Deaflympics, videos, traveling, socializing
What are the times that International Sign would be used?
The 2025 theme.
What is: No Human Rights without Sign Language Rights?
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MISCONCEPTION
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Inclusive
This is a synonym for the word "vocabulary".
What is lexicon?
The former system of what is now called International Sign; created in the 1970's
What is Gestuno?