WFD and the Italian Deaf Association shook hands to conclude their legal dispute
The General Assembly of the World Federation of the Deaf met on 16-17 July 2011 in Durban, South Africa to consider extraordinary motions on three … Read More
CONGRESS RESOLUTION
XVI WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF 18-24 July 2011, Durban, South Africa The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), its Members … Read More
Special Interest Groups
SIGS met all day covering the following topics: CODA (Children of Deaf Adults), discussed the need for more cooperation between CODAs and deaf parents, including … Read More
Human Rights
Human Rights The final WFD Congress presentations revolved around theme of Human Rights and the relevant United Nations (UN) instruments. WFD board member and plenary … Read More
Summary of the Press conference held on 20 July 2011
Sign Language and Deaf Studies Bruno Druchen | Organising Committee President  There are 200,000 children in South Africa without access to hearing aids or support. … Read More
Mr. Colin Allen from Australia elected the new President of the WFD
World Federation of the Deaf held its 18th General Assembly in Durban, South Africa, on 16-17th of July 2011. On the second day of the … Read More
World Congress participants enthusiastic about WFD’s Western and Central African capacity building project
Markku Jokinen opened the daily press conference explaining his view about the term ‘developing countries’. He suggested that many people understand this expression to “imply … Read More
Opening theme of the World Congress: Deaf Education
World Federation of the Deaf Organizing Committee of the Deaf Federation of South Africa For immediate release World Federation of the Deaf and the Organizing … Read More
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