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It's September 23rd, International Sign Language Day. The United Nations instituted this event in 2018 to commemorate the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)’s founding in 1951. The objective is to raise awareness of sign languages and deaf culture and to promote the acceptance of sign languages as deaf people’s basic human rights. The event has grown into a global movement to resolve the many issues deaf people face in their everyday lives and 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, Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs), and concerned people all over the globe. All of us are invited to unite in endorsement of the need to secure and promote the human rights of deaf people. Please affirm your support for full human rights for all deaf people by signing the WFD Charter on Sign Language Rights for All at https://wfdeaf.org/charter.

Sign languages are visual languages that transmit messages. The 72 million deaf people on our planet use over 300 distinct natural sign languages, although there is also an international sign language that deaf people use when mingling, traveling, and attending international meetings. The international sign language is considered to be a pidgin form because it isn't as complex as the natural sign languages and has a limited lexicon.

Sign languages have been used by deaf people throughout history. Plato’s “Cratylus,” published in the 15th century BCE, has one of the oldest recorded accounts of sign language. Socrates also commented on the utility of sign languages: “If we didn’t have a voice or a tongue and wanted to communicate with one another, wouldn’t we try to make signals by moving our hands, heads, and the rest of our bodies?” Naturally. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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Our Languages.

To celebrate International Day of #SignLanguages, the #OurLanguages Office has published a post on sign language interpretation. Check it out to learn about this fascinating field!

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As one of fully fledged natural languages, sign languages shall enjoy equal importance with spoken languages since there are more than 70 million deaf people worldwide and more than 80% of them live in developing countries according to the World Federation of the Deaf. The International Day of Sign Languages is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users. Let’s show our respect to those who use sign languages because it it sign languages that unite us.  

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Q. Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance?

A. Cranial nerve VIII. PETROMed Lectures will tell you all about the Vestibulocochlear nerve.

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Podrás no escuchar mi voz diciendo te #amo, mi mano podrá mostrármelo con una #seña. #DíaInternacionalDeLasLenguasDeSeñas #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf #IWDeaf (en Jiutepec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfVubeJupG/?igshid=im3t1kmk6y8m

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2-3 of every 1,000 children born in the United States have some degree of detectable hearing loss. 1:8 adolescents and adults 12 years and older has bilateral hearing loss (13%, or 30 million). About 28.8 million could benefit from hearing aids. (Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIDCD)

For International Week of the Deaf, we're going to explore hearing, deafness, and Deafness!

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In this video, Medic in a Minute explains how to use the Weber and Rinne tests to differentiate between sensorineural and conductive hearing loss.

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"Virtually all newer hearing aids are digital. This eliminates the feedback the old analog ones had but loses sharpness in the words, particularly words over tv or the phone. That’s why they sell those little boxes to wear around one’s neck for Bluetooth, tv, etc. clarity. I’d rather have the feedback." - Anne O.

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Today is the International Day of Sign Languages 2020!

The World Federation of the Deaf posted videos of this year’s theme signed in many different national sign languages.  

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Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (@jessicaoutofthecloset) explains what hearing aids do and don't do for her ability to communicate--and shares fashion tips and practical hints about them.

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Professor Jaipreet Virdi just published a new book, a combination memoir and scholarly work entitled Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History (2020).