European Union of the Deaf

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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
3 Affiliated Members
Leaders
 President
Sofia Isari
Frankie Picron
Establishment
 Founded
1985
Website
eud.eu

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).

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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

Presidents: [3]

Members

Full members: [5]

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

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References

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  2. "1985: Foundation of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)". Deaf History Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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