Call for application will start from 1 September to 6 October 2017 World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and World Association of Sign Language Interpreters … Read More
Canadian Association of the Deaf at the 17th CRPD Committee Session
Canadian Association of the Deaf at the 17th CRPD Committee Session CRPD Country Review for Canada The implementation of the United Nations Convention on … Read More
Successful funding of a capacity building project for Deaf Communities in Francophone Africa
PRESS RELEASE 30 June 2017: The Danish Deaf Association (DDL) has successfully received funding from the Disabled People’s Organisation Denmark (DPOD) to carry out a … Read More
WFD’S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION FOR PREVENTION OF DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS
PRESS RELEASE Helsinki, Finland, 10 June 2017: The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) regrets that the world’s health ministers missed an opportunity to … Read More
WFD supports Deaf Skills International Association (DSIA) to promote deaf talent and employment
Mr Colin Allen, President of the WFD, and Mr Stanislav Ivanov, President of Deaf Skills Association (DSIA), represented their organisations to sign a Letter of … Read More
Campaign Materials for International Week of the Deaf 2017 ready for you!
FULL INCLUSION WITH SIGN LANGUAGE! We are very excited to release the campaign materials for International Week of the Deaf 2017. Every last week of … Read More
Frontrunners lead the way to deaf awareness
Frontrunners Team 12 in Helsinki, Finland Frontrunners is a deaf international education programme that focuses on topics such as human rights, deaf studies and sign … Read More
WFD and WFDYS represented at the National Conference on Deaf Youth, Human Rights Leadership and Advocacy in India
WFD Vice President Dr Joseph Murray, WFDYS President Ms Cecilia Hanhikoski and WFDYS Vice Mr President Mark Berry at the closing of a successful National Conference … Read More
23rd International Congress on the Education of the Deaf
Theme: The Power of Connection