When :
from Tuesday 21 February, 2017 09:30 to Tuesday 21 February, 2017 17:30Type of event :
Consultative MeetingContact :
Rassem FoudhailThe Consultative Expert meeting will address issues in relation to the enrolment criteria, design and structure of the new World Atlas of Languages in terms of the inclusion of sign languages, and issues around accessibility of the Atlas as a whole for the deaf sign language users.
Over the past years, UNESCO has been developing and extending its “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” in collaboration with linguistic experts and the Foundation for Endangered Languages. The latest edition (2010) of the Atlas included more than 2,500 languages, and information is continuously being added to the online version, but no sign languages have so far been included. Therefore, it has been decided to include information on sign languages as a feature of the next development phase of the World Atlas of Languages.
The Consultative Expert meeting will address issues in relation to the enrolment criteria, design and structure of the new World Atlas of Languages in terms of the inclusion of sign languages, and issues around accessibility of the Atlas as a whole for the deaf sign language users.