17. Legal Recognition and Regulation of Catalan Sign Language

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Contributors xi
4. Introduction: The Legal Recognition of Sign Languages: Advocacy and Outcomes Around the World 1
5. Part 1: Recent Sign Language Laws
6. 1. ‘Ah, That’s Not Necessary, You Can Read English Instead’: An Analysis of State Language Policy Concerning Irish Sign Language and Its Effects 19
7. 2. The Korean Sign Language Act 36
8. 3. The Road to Maltese Sign Language Recognition 52
9. 4. Recognising British Sign Language in Scotland 67
10. Part 2: Implicit Legal Recognition
11. 5. A Roof without Foundation: Shifts in the Legal and Practical Status of Turkish Sign Language (TİD) Since 2005 85
12. 6. Progress and Problems in the Campaign for Sign Language Recognition in Japan 104
13. 7. American Sign Language Legislation in the USA 119
14. 8. Towards the Recognition of Chilean Sign Language 129
15. 9. The Societal and Political Recognition of French Sign Language (LSF) in France: 1970–2018 145
16. Part 3: Ongoing Campaigns towards Explicit Legal Recognition
17. 10. In Pursuit of Legal Recognition of the Sign Language of the Netherlands 161
18. 11. The ‘Language Issue’: The Struggle and Path to the Recognition of LIS 176
19. 12. Sign Language Legislation in Norway 191
20. Part 4: Implementation of Sign Language Laws
21. 13. Austrian Sign Language: Recognition Achieved but Discrimination Continues 209
22. 14. Implementing Recognition of New Zealand Sign Language: 2006–2018 224
23. 15. The Legal Recognition of Icelandic Sign Language: Meeting Deaf People’s Expectations? 238
24. 16. Recognizing Brazilian Sign Language: Legislation and Outcomes 254
25. 17. Legal Recognition and Regulation of Catalan Sign Language 268
26. 18. A Belgian Compromise? Recognising French-Belgian Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language 284
27. Epilogue: Claiming Multiple Positionalities: Lessons from the First Two Decades of Sign Language Recognition 301
28. Index 313