Sign Language Day is celebrated every year on February 12th, and this year will be celebrated day seminar at the National Museum. Sign Language-day program focuses on the social and health care services and the development of language conditions.

Deaf sign languages ??and the Parliamentary Network is organized by the National Museum (Mannerheimintie 34, Helsinki) on Friday a joint seminar on 02.10.2017 at 9.15 to 12.00. a tradition the seminar will continue the discussion of sign language social and health care services, and provide the latest information on the development of the linguistic conditions in our country. During the event, handed over to the year 2016 viittomakielitekopalkinto.

The event will be 180 people in the order of registration. Sign up according to the online form (surveypal)

The seminar is a sign language interpreting and conference can be viewed live webcast Association website www.kuurojenliitto.fi through.

The seminar program can be downloaded from website of the Association of the Deaf

The National Museum is in addition to the opportunity to participate in sign language guide tour, which starts immediately after the seminar at 13. The guide will be Lena Wenman. About an hour-long tour can accommodate a limited number of participants, so please make reservations in advance through the link below. NB! Free tour is reserved only for participants of sign language in the day of the seminar.

Sign Language Day will be celebrated for the eighth time

In 2009, Association of the Deaf Federal Assembly decided that every year is celebrated in special days of sign language. The day is intended for the Finnish deaf mother tongues, Finnish and Finnish-Swedish sign language, the feast. Sign Language was chosen for the day 12.2., which is the teaching of deaf father CO Ore (1826-1863) birthday.

The first days of sign language was celebrated in 2010.