This year, the day is commemorated under the theme of ‘No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights’. The day is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural ...

For decades, most students who attended Jericho Hill and later BC School for the Deaf came from Deaf Children’s Society. Its ...

The KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society is raising awareness on deaf culture while calling for more inclusion. Photo: Supplied DESPITE the historic recognition of South African Sign Language (SASL) ...

VANCOUVER—The BC Human Rights Tribunal has accepted a complaint by a Deaf advocacy organization that alleges St. John Ambulance is not fulfilling its duty to accommodate Deaf or hard-of-hearing people ...

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Erica Dawson with representatives from the Deaf community from around the world (Photo/Supplied) Wellington, NZ – Wednesday 17th September, 2025 – This year, International Week of Deaf People (IWDP), ...

It’s a human rights issue, plain and simple. A report released late last month by the Manitoba Human Rights Commission makes ...

Ontario says it will revamp its approach to literacy in schools after the Ontario Human Rights Commission called for change in a damning report. (David Donnelly/CBC) Ontario says it will revamp its ...

A group of condo owners in the Vancouver area have filed a human-rights complaint against their all-Chinese strata council after its members refused to conduct meetings in English. Andreas Kargut, who ...

A sign language law passed a decade ago has “brought significant benefits” to deaf people, a Holyrood committee has said, but MSPs are “concerned” about a lack of access for young people. The British ...