The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is pleased for the election of a first ever deaf sign language user to the CRPD Committee. Dr … Read More
WFD President Colin Allen becomes chair-elect of the International Disability Alliance
Mr Colin Allen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) since July 2011 and a WFD board member since 2003, today became Chair-elect … Read More
WFD President Colin Allen becomes chair-elect of the International Disability Alliance
Mr Colin Allen, President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) since July 2011 and a WFD board member since 2003, today became Chair-elect … Read More
Questions for WFD members – Deaf Street Children for UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The WFD is writing a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child about street children. Do you have experience working with … Read More
Successful funding of a capacity building project for Deaf Communities in Francophone Africa
The Danish Deaf Association (DDL) has successfully received the funding from the Disabled People’s Organisation Denmark (DPOD) to carry out a phase 1 project, which … Read More
Signed Joint Statement |World Federation of the Deaf and Sign Language Linguistics Society
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the Sign Language Linguistics Society (SLLS) have signed a Joint Statement at the SLLS Business Meeting during … Read More
WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation System
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the World Association of the Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) have recently established an International Sign (IS) Interpreter … Read More
The WFD to commence a new capacity building project targeting Deaf Communities in the Maghreb region
The WFD Secretariat is happy to announce that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has decided to release a grant to the WFD, earmarked … Read More
Registration now open for a Side-Event entitled “Current Realities of Deaf Learners in Developing Countries” (29 July, Istanbul, Turkey)
Even at the beginning of the 21st century, when access to technology is developing at a fast pace the situation of deaf learners in developing … Read More
7th International Deaf meeting will be organized in August 2015 in North Korea
An international deaf gathering, the 7th GOOD FELLOWSHIP, will be organised in Pyongyang, DPR Korea, on 7-11 August 2015. TOGETHER – Educational Center for Deaf, … Read More