The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) congratulates Dr. Liisa Kauppinen, Honorary President of the WFD, on the award of an honorary doctorate from Trinity … Read More
WFD Conference Early Bird Registration ends on 31 July 2013
Hello! The WFD Conference in Sydney is getting closer. Registrations are available for up to 800 people. Have you paid for your registration yet? There … Read More
Call for applications to join WFD Expert Ad Hoc working groups
Overview The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) seeks expressions of interest from individuals desiring to serve as WFD experts together with other specialists in … Read More
WFD Honorary President Dr Markku Jokinen elected as the EUD President | 2013 – 2017
Hello! We are here at the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) General Assembly. EUD is one of the eight (8) WFD’s Regional Secretariat members. … Read More
WFD Congress in Istanbul, Turkey 28 July – 2 August 2015
The WFD Congress website is available now. Visit the new website at: http://www.wfdcongress2015.org More information on registrations and programme will be provided later.
Seasons’ greetings message – WFD President
Hello! It is my pleasure to sign about the WFD’s activities this past year 2012. Lots of interesting things happened. WFD became a legal … Read More
Day 4 – UN Conference of State Parties
Colin Allen, WFD President, reports at the end of the fifth session of the UN Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the … Read More
Day 3 – UN Conference of State Parties
Jenny Nilsson, WFDYS President, reports from the third day of the UN Conference of State Parties (COSP) in New York. She comments that a lot … Read More
Dr Lovászy from Hungary elected to the CRPD Committee
PRESS RELEASE 13 September 2012 Dr Lovászy from Hungary elected to the CRPD Committee World Federation is pleased to congratulate Dr László Gábor Lovászy … Read More
First meeting with Dr Laszlo Gabor Lovaszy, the newley elected UNCRPD Committee Member
In this video clip, WFD President Colin Allen asks Dr Lovászy from Hungary how he feels about being elected to the United Nations Committee on … Read More