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
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EUD Members | 31 Full 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
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 | |
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf | ![]() |
Romanian National Association for the Deaf | ![]() |
Slovak Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Slovenian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ![]() |
National Confederation of Deaf People in Spain | ![]() |
Swedish National Association of the Deaf | ![]() |
Swiss Federation of the Deaf | ![]() |
British Deaf Association | ![]() |
See also
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.
- "Board Members". European Union of the Deaf. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2022-01-23.