First International WFD Conference – smaller scale than the World Congress – is held in Helsinki, Finland.
2002
WFD joins the Ad Hoc Committee in negotiating the text of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
1994
UNESCOās āSalamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education” recognises Deaf childrenās right to sign language in education.
1993
The United Nations General Assembly adopts āThe Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilitiesā, deaf peopleās right to education in sign language and access to interpreting services is recognized.
1959
The United Nations and the World Health Organisation both grant WFD consultative status
Position Papers
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