WFD
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[http://wfdeaf.org/ World Federation of the Deaf] | [http://wfdeaf.org/ World Federation of the Deaf] | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 14 June 2013
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organisation representing approximately 72 million Deaf people worldwide. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of these 72 million live in developing countries, where authorities are rarely familiar with their needs or desires.（http://wfdeaf.org/about）
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Formal name
History
Established in Rome, Italy, in 1951, WFD is an international, non-governmental central organisation of national associations of Deaf people, with a current membership of associations in 130 countries worldwide. Associate members, international members and individual members also make up WFD’s membership base.
Events
World Congresses:
2015 Istanbul, Turkey:
2011 Durban, South Africa: Global Deaf Renaissance
2007 Madrid, Spain: Human Rights Through Sign Languages
2003 Montréal, Canada: Opportunities & Challenges in the 21st Century
1999 Brisbane, Australia: Diversity and Unity
1995 Vienna, Austria: Towards Human Rights
1991 Tokyo, Japan: Equality and Self-Reliance
1987 Espoo, Finland: One World – One Responsibility
1983 Palermo, Italy: Deafness Today & Tomorrow: Reality & Utopia
1979 Varna, Bulgaria: The Deaf People in Modern Society
1975 Washington DC, USA: Full Citizenship for All Deaf People
1971 Paris, France: The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution
1967 Warsaw, Poland: The Deaf Among Hearing Persons
1963 Stockholm, Sweden (no theme)
1959 Wiesbaden, Fed. Rep. of Germany (no theme)
1955 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (no theme)
1951 Rome, Italy (no theme)
Status of sign language
International Sign shall be used as a meeting language at all meetings of World Federation of the Deaf. Information, including minutes, printed materials and correspondence shall be made available in English. The registration language of the organisation is Finnish; and the language of the minutes is Finnish.
Links
Notes
| ICSLDEA | LREC | SIGN | SLLS | TISLR | WASLI | WFD | WOCAL |
