European Union of the Deaf
European Union of the Deaf
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EUD Members | 31 Full Members
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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).
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]
- 2022–present: Sofia Isari (
Greece)[4]
- 2013–2022: Markku Jokinen (
Finland)
- 2007–2013: Berglind Stefánsdóttir (
Iceland)
- 2005–2007: Helga Stevens (
Belgium)
- 1990–2005: Knud Søndergaard (
Denmark)
- 1989–1989: Jeff Labes (
France)
- 1985–1989: Jock Young (
United Kingdom)
Members
Full members:[5]
Association | Country |
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Austrian Federation of the Deaf | ![]() |
Deaf Flanders | ![]() |
French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians [fr] | |
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria [bg] | ![]() |
Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ![]() |
Cyprus Deaf Federation | ![]() |
Czech Republic Union of Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ![]() |
Danish Deaf Association | ![]() |
Estonian Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Finnish Association of the Deaf [fi] | ![]() |
National Federation of France for the Deaf | ![]() |
German Federation of the Deaf | ![]() |
Hellenic Federation of the Deaf | ![]() |
Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ![]() |
Icelandic Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Irish Deaf Society | ![]() |
Italian National Agency for the protection and assistance of the Deaf | ![]() |
Latvian Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Lithuanian Deaf Association | ![]() |
Luxembourgian Association of the Deaf and hard of hearing | ![]() |
Maltese Deaf People's Association | ![]() |
Deaf Association of the Netherlands | ![]() |
Norwegian Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Board of the Polish Association of the Deaf [pl] | ![]() |
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf [pt] | ![]() |
Romanian National Association for the Deaf [ro] | ![]() |
Slovak Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Slovenian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ![]() |
National Confederation of Deaf People in Spain [es] | ![]() |
Swedish National Association of the Deaf [sv] | ![]() |
Swiss Federation of the Deaf [de; fr; it] | ![]() |
British Deaf Association | ![]() |
See also
- International Federation of Hard of Hearing Young People
- Languages of the European Union
- World Federation of the Deaf
References
- ^ "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "1985: Foundation of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)". Deaf History Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Presidents". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "Board Members". European Union of the Deaf. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
External links
- Official EUD website
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