It would appear that policy and status planning does not always appear to be linked to acquisition planning in terms of sign language preservation.

Putting sign language in the constitution does not appear to have a direct impact on how many sign language users there are in a given country, the ability to spread knowledge through video seems to be changing the accessibility to sign languages for both hearing and deaf people. While, efforts have been made to preserve sign languages through video since George Veditz filmed himself signing American Sign Language in 1913, accessibility to technology for filming continues to improve, which increases our capacity to conserve and share footage.

The effects and impact of sharing sign language knowledge online through video are not yet known, but it is likely that the already difficult number to track of how many sign language users there are will become even more difficult to calculate in the future. Sign language seems to have the most capacity to thrive and spread when people put social value on it rather than political value. However, the two must be interlinked. Interest in sign languages creates more users and increases the societal capacity for inclusion, but ultimately the focus of preserving sign language should be as the baseline for communication for young deaf children.

This project explored the spread of sign languages and the number of users overall, but is not a complete product for sign language advocacy for Deaf children. There are a myriad reasons why one country might have less sign language users than another. For example, access to health care and technology will influence which tactics for communication intervention are used. It was evident when reviewing the data that there were more sign language users in countries that are often considered less developed. Further research must be done to conclude other factors that influence the number of sign language users beyond legislation.