Teckenspråkslag | 359 — Finland law | Esheria

Teckenspråkslag

The provision defines “teckenspråk” as Finnish and Finland-Swedish sign language, and defines a sign-language user as a person whose own language is a sign language.

Jurisdiction
Finland
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
359
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
sv
Updated
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About this statute

The provision defines “teckenspråk” as Finnish and Finland-Swedish sign language, and defines a sign-language user as a person whose own language is a sign language. The purpose of this law is to promote the realization of the linguistic rights of people who use sign language. Myndigheter ska i sin verksamhet främja möjligheterna för teckenspråkiga att använda teckenspråk och få information på sitt eget språk. People who use sign language have rights related to education, using sign language, and interpretation/translation arranged by authorities. The law enters into force on 1 May 2015.

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    sv

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