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-===== International legislation concerning sign languages =====
+===== International treaties - Sign Languages =====
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   * it does not include either dialects of the official language(s) of the State or the languages of migrants;
-There is no specific mentioning of sign languages in the Charter, nor are there any sign languages covered by State Parties. See the full list of covered languages [[https://rm.coe.int/states-parties-to-the-european-charter-for-regional-or-minority-langua/168077098c|here]]
+There is no specific mentioning of Sign Languages in the Charter, nor are there any Sign Languages covered by State Parties. See the full list of covered languages [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-charter-regional-or-minority-languages/languages-covered|here]]
+===Recognition by the Council of Europe ===
+\\ In 2003, the  [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)|PACE]] recognised Sign Languages in their [[https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=17093&lang=en|Recommendation 1598 (2003)]]: Protection of sign languages in the member states of the Council of Europe.
+There, the PACE recognises Sign Languages "as the expression of Europe’s cultural wealth. They are a feature of Europe’s linguistic and cultural heritage" and the PACE recognises them as "a complete and natural means of communication for deaf people."
+For education, they recommend and encourage member states:
+  * to give education in Sign Languages to deaf people;
+  * to train teachers, in preparation for working with deaf and hearing-impaired children, in Sign Languages;
+  * to include Sign Languages as a valid academic qualification in mainstream secondary schools with equal status to other taught languages;
+  * to grant deaf people the right to choose freely between oral and bilingual school systems;
+  * to subsidise the publication of instructive literature in Sign Languages.
 === EU resolutions ===
-\\ On June 17, 1988, the European Parliament signed the [[http://www.policy.hu/flora/ressign2.htm|Resolution on Sign Languages 1988]] and the [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A51998IP0985|Resolution on Sign Languages 1998]] ten years later which both called for the recognition, improvement and support of sign languages.
+\\ On June 17, 1988, the European Parliament signed the [[http://www.policy.hu/flora/ressign2.htm|Resolution on Sign Languages 1988]] and the [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A51998IP0985|Resolution on Sign Languages 1998]] ten years later which both called for the recognition, improvement and support of Sign Languages.
 The Resolution on Sign Languages 1988 states that a “sign language, which can be properly be regarded as a language in its own right, is the preferred or only language of most deaf people” and calls “upon the Member States to abolish any remaining obstacles to the use of sign language.”
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 === UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ===
-\\ The [[https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html|Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] (2006) is the first international human rights convention that explicitly considers sign languages to be languages (Article 21)((De Meulder, M. (2016). Artikel 24 van het VN Verdrag inzake de Rechten van Personen met een Handicap en dove gebarentaligen: naar een nieuwe interpretatie van het begrip 'inclusief onderwijs'. In G. Van Hoven, A. Schippers, M. Cardol & E. De Schauwer (Eds.), Disability Studies in de Lage Landen. Antwerpen: Garant Uitgeverij.)).
+\\ The [[https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html|Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] (2006) is the first international human rights convention that explicitly considers Sign Languages to be languages((De Meulder, M. (2016). Artikel 24 van het VN Verdrag inzake de Rechten van Personen met een Handicap en dove gebarentaligen: naar een nieuwe interpretatie van het begrip 'inclusief onderwijs'. In G. Van Hoven, A. Schippers, M. Cardol & E. De Schauwer (Eds.), Disability Studies in de Lage Landen. Antwerpen: Garant Uitgeverij.)). This is done in  Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information: \\
+  * Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and all other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice by persons with disabilities in official interactions; \\
-The Convention covers Education in Article 24, in which State Parties – amongst others – ensure that:
+  * recognizing and promoting the use of sign languages.
-  * Persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability;
-  * Persons with disabilities can access an inclusive, quality and free primary education and secondary education on an equal basis with others in the communities in which they live;
+Article 24 covers measures regarding education, in which State Parties, amongst others:
-  * Reasonable accommodation of the individual’s requirements is provided
+  * ensure that:
-  * Persons with disabilities receive the support required
+    * persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability;
-And take appropriate measures to:
+    * persons with disabilities can access an inclusive, quality and free primary education and secondary education on an equal basis with others in the communities in which they live;
-  * Facilitating the learning of sign language and the promotion of the linguistic identity of the deaf community;
+    * reasonable accommodation of the individual’s requirements is provided
-  * Ensuring that the education of persons, and in particular children, who are blind, deaf or deafblind, is delivered in the most appropriate languages and modes and means of communication for the individual, and in environments which maximize academic and social development.
+    * persons with disabilities receive the support required
+  * and take appropriate measures to:
+    * facilitate the learning of Sign Language and the promotion of the linguistic identity of the deaf community;
+    * ensure that the education of persons, and in particular children, who are blind, deaf or deafblind, is delivered in the most appropriate languages and modes and means of communication for the individual, and in environments which maximize academic and social development.
+    * employ teachers, including teachers with disabilities, who are qualified in sign language and/or Braille, and to train professionals and staff who work at all levels of education
 The list of State Parties that have [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Signature of a treaty|signed]] and/or [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Ratification of a treaty|ratified]] the Convention can be found [[https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en|here]]
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+====Sign Languages currently covered on the Wiki====
+  * [[languages:british_sign_language_in_the_uk|British Sign Language in the United Kingdom]]
+  * [[::languages:Catalan_Sign_Language_in_Spain| Catalan Sign Language in Spain]]
+  * [[languages:dutch_sign_language_in_nl|Dutch Sign Language in the Netherlands]]
+  * [[languages:flemish_sign_language_in_belgium|Flemish Sign Language in Belgium]]
+  * [[languages:irish_sign_language_in_ireland|Irish Sign Language in Ireland]]