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Direct linkDe Meulder, Maartje – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2017
Through the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act, British Sign Language (BSL) was given legal status in Scotland. The main motives for the Act were a desire to put BSL on a similar footing with Gaelic and the fact that in Scotland, BSL signers are the only group whose first language is not English who must rely on disability discrimination…
Descriptors: Deafness, Language Planning, Sign Language, Language Minorities
Peer reviewedKrausneker, Verena – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
This brief article reviews printed and digital resources on the legal status of a sign language.
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Laws, Civil Rights
Snoddon, Kristin – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
This article examines several legal cases in Canada, the USA, and Australia involving signed language in education for Deaf students. In all three contexts, signed language rights for Deaf students have been viewed from within a disability legislation framework that either does not extend to recognizing language rights in education or that…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Equal Education, Court Litigation, Deafness
