On 26 April 2006, the Flemish Parliament unanimously recognised the Flemish Sign Language as a language in Flanders.
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When the first deaf schools were established in Flanders, the teachers were directly or indirectly influenced by the methods used at the Paris deaf school (and consequently by French Sign Language); either by following training programs in Paris, or by following training programs in two deaf schools in the Netherlands (Groningen and Sint-Michielsgestel), which were themselves influenced by the Paris school.
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The Flemish Parliament has sign language interpreters for the parliamentary debates since the parliament has a deaf member, Helga Stevens.
Flemish Sign Language (Vlaamse Gebarentaal), the language used by signers in Flanders
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