That’s a wrap on National Week of Deaf People 2025! 💙 This week we’ve celebrated Deaf culture, language and community together all across the nation. And we’re finishing with big news: Deaf Connect and Gallaudet University, the world’s only liberal arts university for Deaf people, are teaming up again to deliver another Gallaudet University Immersion Program. Three emerging Deaf leaders - Dion, Kyle, and Kylie - will travel to Washington D.C. next month for a three-week immersion program. We ca

Hello! Happy National Week of Deaf People. Today’s theme is “Recognition of National Sign Language.” Australia does not officially recognise a national sign language. But in 1987, the government said that Auslan is a community language, like languages other than English. This was reminded again in 1991 after the first Auslan dictionary came out in 1989. This showed Auslan is very important to Deaf culture. The government wants to support Auslan as part of Deaf people's identity. But there is sti

THE ALPHABET OF SPANISH SIGN LANGUAGE (LSE) IN MALLORCA, SPAIN. Spanish Sign Language (LSE) is a sign language used mainly by deaf people in Spain and the people who live with them. Although there are not many reliable statistics, it is estimated that there are over 100,000 speakers, 20-30% of whom use it as a second language. (Unfortunately, my friend forgot to include CH in the alphabet) Here's the alphabet of Spanish Sign Language - A,B,C,CH,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,LL,M,N, ñ,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z