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European Union of the Deaf

The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is a supraorganization comprising each respective National Association of the Deaf of the member states of the European Union. The EUD is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), a full member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and has a participatory status with the Council of Europe (CoE).[1] Ten countries were present at this meeting. During the assembly of October 10, 1994, the delegates of the deaf associations in Europe voted for a change of name: ECRS was thus replaced by the European Union of the Deaf (EUD).

European Union of the Deaf
  • Belarusian:Еўрапейская федэрацыя глухіх
    Spanish:Union Europea de Sordos
    French:Union européenne des sourds
    Italian:Unione Europea dei Sordi
    Portuguese:União Europeia de Surdos
    Russian:Европейская федерация глухих
EUD Members
31 Full Members
3 Affiliated Members
Leaders
• President
Sofia Isari
Mark Wheatley
Establishment
• Founded
1985
Website
eud.eu

EUD's goals include equality for Deaf people in employment, education, and public as well as private life, and the right to use indigenous sign language.[2]

Currently, the European Union of the Deaf has thirty full members and six affiliate members, with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

History edit

Presidents:[3]

Members edit

Full members:[5]

Association Country
Austrian Federation of the Deaf   Austria
Deaf Flanders   Belgium
French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians [fr]
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria [bg]   Bulgaria
Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing   Croatia
Cyprus Deaf Federation   Cyprus
Czech Republic Union of Deaf and Hard of Hearing   Czech Republic
Danish Deaf Association   Denmark
Estonian Association of the Deaf   Estonia
Finnish Association of the Deaf [fi]   Finland
National Federation of France for the Deaf   France
German Federation of the Deaf   Germany
Hellenic Federation of the Deaf   Greece
Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing   Hungary
Icelandic Association of the Deaf   Iceland
Irish Deaf Society   Ireland
Italian National Agency for the protection and assistance of the Deaf   Italy
Latvian Association of the Deaf   Latvia
Lithuanian Deaf Association   Lithuania
Luxembourgian Association of the Deaf and hard of hearing   Luxembourg
Maltese Deaf People's Association   Malta
Deaf Association of the Netherlands   Netherlands
Norwegian Association of the Deaf   Norway
Board of the Polish Association of the Deaf [pl]   Poland
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf [pt]   Portugal
Romanian National Association for the Deaf [ro]   Romania
Slovak Association of the Deaf   Slovakia
Slovenian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing   Slovenia
National Confederation of Deaf People in Spain [es]   Spain
Swedish National Association of the Deaf [sv]   Sweden
Swiss Federation of the Deaf [de; fr; it]    Switzerland
British Deaf Association   United Kingdom

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ^ "1985: Foundation of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)". Deaf History Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Presidents". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  4. ^ "Board Members". European Union of the Deaf. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

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