In December 2018, the WFD Board adopted and announced the theme Sign Language Rights for All! for the 2019 International Week of the Deaf which includes the International Day of Sign Languages. The WFD Board has decided to create a sub-theme for each day of the week from Monday, 23 September to Sunday, 29 September.  The first day of the week, Monday, 23 September 2019, is an important day as it is International Day of Sign Languages  and so therefore will have the main theme “Sign Language Rights for All!”. The dates and corresponding themes are as follows:

1. Monday, 23 September Sign Language Rights for All!
2. Tuesday, 24 September Sign Language Rights for All Children
3. Wednesday, 25 September Sign Language Rights for Deaf Senior Citizens
4. Thursday, 26 September Sign Language Rights for Deafblind people
5. Friday, 27 September Sign Language Rights for Deaf Women
6. Saturday, 28 September Sign Language Rights for Deaf LGBTIQA+
7. Sunday, 29 September Sign Language Rights for Deaf Refugees

Further details will be provided by the WFD Secretariat later in the year but we wanted to provide the above information now so that you and your organisation can commence planning so that the week is a truly memorable event.