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 |
|---|---|
| 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
- "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.