April 15th proclaimed National American Sign Language Day
During the Regular Council Meeting last night, Tuesday, April 09, 2024; April 15th was proclaimed National American Sign Language Day.
It has been 206 years since Tuesday, April 15, 1817 since the first school for the Deaf was opened in Hartford Connecticut.
Statistics show that 357,000 of Canadians are Deaf while 3.21 Million are Hard of Hearing. That’s 1 out of every 25 Canadians will be either Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
