Swedish Sign Language [svenskt teckenspråk, STS] has often been described as being the first officially recognised sign language in the world, passed into law in 1981. This was a parliamentary decision that later led to the provision of bimodal-bilingual education and the keeping of a separate school system for deaf students. However, today, STS is not granted the same rights as the five declared minority languages and not all deaf children in Sweden are being granted access to an education in STS. So, what exactly was decided by the Swedish Parliament in 1981? This critical discourse analysis shows that Swedish legislative documentation regarding STS, rests on unclear intertextual referencing, common-sense implied agreements, and discursive discrimination through linguicism and ableism, specifically audism. The legislative discourses studied reveal an accommodating ambition by the political actors, which is simultaneously ambiguous, non-binding, and leaves open many possible interpretations.