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
    Sicilian:Unioni Euròpia dî Surdi
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

Presidents:[3]

Members

Full members:[5]

Association Country
Austrian Federation of the Deaf  Austria
Deaf Flanders  Belgium
French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria  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  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  Poland
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf  Portugal
Romanian National Association for the Deaf  Romania
Slovak Association of the Deaf  Slovakia
Slovenian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Slovenia
National Confederation of Deaf People in Spain  Spain
Swedish National Association of the Deaf  Sweden
Swiss Federation of the Deaf   Switzerland
British Deaf Association  United Kingdom

See also

References
  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.
  4. "Board Members". European Union of the Deaf. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2022-01-23.


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