Abstract
This article explains the consolidation of Brazilian Sign Language in Brazil through a linguistic plan that arose from the Brazilian Sign Language Federal Law 10.436 of April 2002 and the subsequent Federal Decree 5695 of December 2005. Two concrete facts that emerged from this existing language plan are discussed: the implementation of bilingual education in regular state schools in the state of Santa Catarina and the creation of the e-learning undergraduate Brazilian Sign Language Program (known as Letras-Libras). I present a study on the impact of Brazilian language policies on the lives of deaf people enrolled at regular schools in the state of Santa Catarina, where Brazilian Portuguese is normally the teaching language. I also discuss the Letras-Libras undergraduate program, a national program that has had both a symbolic and a real impact on the effectiveness of language policies favorable to Brazilian Sign Language.
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