Announcement For Ordinary Members Only APPROACHING DEADLINES FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOCUMENTS The WFD distributed a letter to Ordinary Members on 10 July 2014 with … Read More
Four videos of presentations by Dr Liisa Kauppinen have been released for public access
Through the support of an internal award from the ADVANCE RIT through the National Science Foundation, Dr. Liisa Kauppinen, former president of the World Federation … Read More
New Regional Director appointed for the World Federation of the Deaf Interim Regional Secretariat for the Arab Region
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Board wishes to announce the appointment of Ms Hend Al-Showaier from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as the new Regional … Read More
Update News from WFD and WASLI Presidents in Asia Region
WFD and WASLI Presidents, Colin Allen and Debra Russell, gave a video summary of the cooperation work between the two international organisations. Both were attending … Read More
Update News from WASLI and WFD Presidents
WASLI and WFD Presidents, Debra Russell and Colin Allen, give a video summary of the cooperation work between the two international organisations. Both were … Read More
Message for the Deaf Associations across the world
The WFD and EUD Presidents are urging the deaf associations to take action on UNCRPD parallel reports to secure the future of deaf communities. More … Read More
WFD Representative Office in Pyongyang, North Korea – 6th GOOD FELLOWSHIP
Dear friends, WFD Representative Office in Pyongyang is pleased to announce information about the 6th GOOD FELLOWSHIP. GOOD FELLOWSHIP is the only international deaf event … Read More
WFD and WFDYS Statement delivered by Braam Jordaan at the panel of Youth with Disabilities of the 7th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 12 June 2014
WFD and WFDYS Representative Braam Jordaan gave a statement at the panel on Youth with Disabilities during the 7th Conference of States Parties to the … Read More
Work with Us!
WFD is seeking a Development Officer join the WFD General Secretariat in Helsinki, Finland. Application Closing Date: Monday 16 June 2014 You can find detailed … Read More
WFD Statement on Standardized Sign Language
The World Federation of the Deaf is concerned about attempts to “standardize” sign languages in some countries. Often, language standardisation takes the form of deciding … Read More