2015/06/01 by Maartje De Meulder · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Hearing Impairment and Communication #Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism #Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
paper · doi:10.1353/sls.2015.0018
openalex publication_date 2015/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
This article provides an analytical overview of the different types of explicit legal recognition of sign languages. Five categories are distinguished: constitutional recognition, recognition by means of general language legislation, recognition by means of a sign language law or act, recognition by means of a sign language law or act including other means of communication, and recognition by legislation on the functioning of the national language council. The article further describes three categories of implicit (legal) recognition.