European Union of the Deaf
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European Union of the Deaf
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| EUD Members | 32 Full Members 1 Affiliated Member | ||||||||||||
| 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] Originally founded as the European Regional Secretariat of the World Federation of the Deaf (ERS),[2], delegates voted in 1988 to rename it to the European Community Regional Secretariat of the World Federation of the Deaf (ECRS)[3] and in 1994 to the current European Union of the Deaf (EUD)[4].
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.[5]
As of June 2026, the European Union of the Deaf has 32 full members from 31 countries and one affiliate member,[6] with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
History
[edit]Presidents:[7]
- 2022–present: Sofia Isari (
Greece)[8] - 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
[edit]Full members:[6]
Affiliated Members:[6]
| Association | Country |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Society of the Deaf |  Ukraine |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ Minutes of the Meeting of the National Associations of the Deaf, which are Member Countries of both the World Federation of the Deaf and the European Economic Community held in Brussels on 19 and 20 September 1985 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1985-09-20. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Minutes of the meeting of the National Associations of the Deaf which are member countries of both WFD and the European Economic Community, held in Brussels on 19th, 20th and 21st September 1988 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1988-09-21. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ Minutes of the Tenth Annual Conference of Member Associations of Deaf People held in Brussels on 9 and 10 October 1994 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1994-10-10. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "1985: Foundation of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)". Deaf History Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ "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.
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