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{{Short description|International non-governmental organization}}
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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
|name = World Federation of the Deaf
| name = World Federation of the Deaf
|image = WFD-Logo.jpg
| image = WFD-Logo.jpg
|formation = {{Start date and age|1951}}<ref name=faq/>
| formation = {{Start date and age|September 23, 1951}}<ref name=faq/>
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| type = [[International nongovernmental organization]]<ref name=faq/>
|extinction = <!-- {{End date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| status = <!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc -->
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|type = [[International nongovernmental organization|INGO]]<ref name=faq/>
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| purpose = Human, civil, and linguistic rights of deaf people
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|status = <!-- ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc -->
| headquarters = [[Helsinki]], Finland
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|purpose = Human, Civil, and Linguistic rights of Deaf people.
|headquarters = [[Helsinki]], Finland
| location = Light House, Ilkantie 4<br>Haaga, Helsinki, Finland
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|location = Light House, Ilkantie 4<br>Haaga, Helsinki, Finland
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| region_served = International
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|coords = {{Coord|60.221728|24.902643}}
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| leader_title = President
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|region_served = International
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| leader_name = Joseph Murray
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|leader_title = President
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| leader_title2 = Vice president
|leader_name = [[Colin Allen (deaf)|Colin Allen]]
| leader_name2 = Kasper Bergmann
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|leader_title2 = Vice President
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| website = {{url|http://wfdeaf.org/}}
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|leader_name2 = Joseph Murray
|main_organ = Board
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|website = {{url|http://wfdeaf.org/}}
}}
}}


The '''World Federation of the Deaf''' ('''WFD''') is an international [[non-governmental organization]] that acts as a [[peak body]] for [[World Federation of the Deaf#Constituency|national associations of Deaf people]], with a focus on Deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends. WFD aims to promote the Human Rights of Deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the [[United Nations]] (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO) and the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=547|title=World federation of the Deaf's entry on the website of the United Nations|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> WFD is also a member of the [[International Disability Alliance]] (IDA).
The '''World Federation of the Deaf''' ('''WFD''') is an international [[non-governmental organization]] that acts as a [[peak body]] for [[World Federation of the Deaf#Constituency|national associations of Deaf people]], with a focus on deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends. WFD aims to promote the human rights of deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the [[United Nations]] (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the [[International Labour Organization]] and the [[World Health Organization]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&profileCode=547|title=World federation of the Deaf's entry on the website of the United Nations|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref> WFD is also a member of the [[International Disability Alliance]] (IDA).


The current 11 board members are all deaf. The offices are located in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].
As of September 19, 2023, 11 board members are all deaf. The offices are located in [[Helsinki]], Finland.


==History==
==History==
The WFD was established in September 1951 in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], at the first World Deaf Congress, under the auspices of ''Ente Nazionale Sordomuti'' (ENS), the Italian Deaf Association.<ref name=mission/> The first president of WFD was Professor Vittorio Ieralla, who was also, at that time, president of the ENS. The congress was attended by representatives from 25 countries.
The WFD was established in September 1951 in [[Rome]], Italy, at the first World Deaf Congress, under the auspices of ''Ente Nazionale Sordomuti'' (ENS), the Italian Deaf Association.<ref name=mission/> The first president of WFD was Professor Vittorio Ieralla, who was also, at that time, president of the ENS. The congress was attended by representatives from 25 countries.


Dr. [[Cesare Magarotto]] was one of the founders of World Federation of the Deaf and its first General Secretary (1951-1987) along with Mr. Vittorio Ieralla who was elected as the President from 1951-1955.
Dr. [[Cesare Magarotto]] was one of the founders of World Federation of the Deaf and its first general secretary (1951-1987) along with Vittorio Ieralla who was elected as the president from 1951 to 1955.


Mr. Ieralla and Dr. Magarotto successfully convinced the Italian government to support their efforts to establish a WFD General Secretariat in Rome, in 1951. With continued support from the Italian government and later with the ENS, the WFD General Secretariat was able to establish informative and advocacy networks, with national federations of the Deaf around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/our-story/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|title=Our Story|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> Decades later, the WFD General Secretariat relocated to Finland (1987), with support from the Finnish government and the Finnish national of the Deaf led by the former WFD General Secretary Dr. Liisa Kauppinen (WFD President Emeritius).
Ieralla and Magarotto successfully convinced the Italian government to support their efforts to establish a WFD general secretariat in Rome, in 1951. With continued support from the Italian government and later with the ENS, the WFD general secretariat was able to establish informative and advocacy networks, with national federations of the deaf around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/our-story/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|title=Our Story|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref> Decades later, the WFD general secretariat relocated to Finland (1987), with support from the Finnish government and the Finnish national of the deaf led by the former WFD general secretary Dr. [[Liisa Kauppinen]] (WFD president emeritius).


==Status==
==Status==
WFD has B-category status with the United Nations and is represented on the following groups':<ref name=mission />
WFD has B-category status with the United Nations and is represented on the following groups':<ref name=mission />


*[[United Nations Economic and Social Council|Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC)
*[[United Nations Economic and Social Council|Economic and Social Council]]
*Regional Commissions
*Regional commissions
*[[Economic Commission for Africa]] (ECA)
*[[Economic Commission for Africa]]
*[[Economic Commission for Europe]] (ECE)
*[[Economic Commission for Europe]]
*[[United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean|Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean]] (ECLAC)
*[[United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean|Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean]]
*[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|Economic Commission and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP)
*[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific|Economic Commission and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]]
*[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]] (ESCWA)
*[[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]]
*Panel of Experts on the UN Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
*Panel of Experts on the UN Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
*[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]] (OHCHR)
*[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]]
*[[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO)
*[[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]]
*[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)
*[[International Labour Organization]]
*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
*[[World Health Organization]]
*[[World Bank]]
*[[World Bank]]
*[[Council of Europe]]
*[[Council of Europe]]
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WFD provides expert advice on Deaf issues in its relationship with other international organizations and professional groups.
WFD provides expert advice on Deaf issues in its relationship with other international organizations and professional groups.


The legal seat of WFD is in Helsinki, Finland.<ref name=faq>{{cite web|title=FAQ|url=http://wfdeaf.org/faq|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=17 August 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207224240/http://wfdeaf.org/faq|archivedate=7 December 2013|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The legal seat of WFD is in Helsinki, Finland.<ref name=faq>{{cite web|title=FAQ|url=http://wfdeaf.org/faq|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207224240/http://wfdeaf.org/faq|archive-date=7 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==Aims and objectives==
==Aims and objectives==
At present, emphasis is placed on the following areas:<ref name=mission>{{cite web|title=Our philosophy|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/our-philosophy/|work=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
At present{{as of?|date=August 2023}}, emphasis is placed on the following areas:<ref name=mission>{{cite web|title=Our philosophy|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/our-philosophy/|work=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>


#Improve the status of national sign languages,<ref name=mission/><ref name=fact>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://wfdeaf.org/databank/fact-sheet|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=17 August 2013|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207225356/http://wfdeaf.org/databank/fact-sheet|archivedate=7 December 2013}}</ref>
#Improve the status of national sign languages,<ref name=mission/><ref name=fact>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet|url=http://wfdeaf.org/databank/fact-sheet|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=17 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207225356/http://wfdeaf.org/databank/fact-sheet|archive-date=7 December 2013}}</ref>
#Better education for Deaf people,<ref name=childed>{{cite web|title=Education rights for Deaf children|url=http://wfdeaf.org/our-work/human-rights-of-the-deaf/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
#Better education for deaf people,<ref name=childed>{{cite web|title=Education rights for Deaf children|url=http://wfdeaf.org/our-work/human-rights-of-the-deaf/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
#Improve access to information and services<ref name=mission/>
#Improve access to information and services<ref name=mission/>
#Improve human rights for Deaf people in developing countries<ref name=mission/><ref name=childed/><ref>{{cite web|title=Work Done by Member Organisations in Developing Countries|url=https://wfdeaf.org/news/resources/policy-work-done-by-member-organisations-in-developing-countries/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WFD Work in Developing Countries|url=https://wfdeaf.org/news/resources/wfd-work-in-developing-countries-2/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
#Improve human rights for deaf people in developing countries<ref name=mission/><ref name=childed/><ref>{{cite web|title=Work Done by Member Organisations in Developing Countries|url=https://wfdeaf.org/news/resources/policy-work-done-by-member-organisations-in-developing-countries/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WFD Work in Developing Countries|url=https://wfdeaf.org/news/resources/wfd-work-in-developing-countries-2/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
#Promote the establishment of Deaf organisations where none currently exist<ref name=mission/>
#Promote the establishment of deaf organisations where none currently exist<ref name=mission/>


==Constituency==
==Constituency==
The WFD claims to represent 70 million deaf people worldwide, of which more than 80 percent live in [[developing countries]]. This is done mainly through membership of national deaf organisations, where such organisations exist. {{As of|2009|February}}, 130 national associations are members. Associate members, international members and individual members also make up WFD’s membership base.
The WFD claims to represent 70 million deaf people worldwide, of which more than 80 percent live in [[developing countries]]. This is done mainly through membership of national deaf organisations, where such organisations exist. {{As of|2009|February}}, 130 national associations are members. Associate members, international members and individual members also make up WFD's membership base.


List of member associations (as of July 2014):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/members/|title=Members|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
List of member associations (as of June 2021):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/members/|title=Members|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Associations!!Country
! Associations!!Country
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|[[Afghanistan National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Afghanistan}}
|[[Afghanistan National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Afghanistan}}
|-
|-
|[[Albanian National Association of the Deaf]] (ANAD)||{{flag|Albania}}
|[[Albanian National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Albania}}
|-
|-
|[[Fédération Nationale des Sourds d’Algérie]] (FNSA)||{{flag|Algeria}}
|[[Fédération Nationale des Sourds d'Algérie]]||{{flag|Algeria}}
|-
|-
|[[Confederación Argentina de Sordomudos]]||{{flag|Argentina}}
|[[Confederación Argentina de Sordomudos]]||{{flag|Argentina}}
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|[[Deaf Australia]]||{{flag|Australia}}
|[[Deaf Australia]]||{{flag|Australia}}
|-
|-
|[[Österreichischer Gehörlosenbund]]||{{flag|Austria}}
|[[Austrian Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
|[[Azerbaijan Deaf Public Union]]||{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|[[Public Association "Support for the Deaf"]]||{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|-
|-
|[[Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf]] (BNFD)||{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|[[Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|-
|-
|[[Belarusian Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Belarus}}
|[[Belarusian Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Belarus}}
|-
|-
|[[Belgian Federation of Flemish Deaf Organisations]] (FEVLADO)<br>[[Federation Francophone des Sourds de Belgique]] (FFSB)||{{flag|Belgium}}
|[[French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians]]||{{flag|Belgium}}
|-
|[[Deaf Flanders]]||{{flag|Belgium}}
|-
|-
|[[Association Nationale des Sourds du Benin]]||{{flag|Benin}}
|[[Association Nationale des Sourds du Benin]]||{{flag|Benin}}
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|[[Federación Boliviana de Sordos]]||{{flag|Bolivia}}
|[[Federación Boliviana de Sordos]]||{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|-
|[[Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]]||{{flag|Bosnia}}/Herzegovina
|[[Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]]||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|-
|-
|[[Botswana Association of the Deaf]] (BAOD)||{{flag|Botswana}}
|[[Botswana Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Botswana}}
|-
|-
|[[Federação Nacional de Educação e Integração dos Surdos]] (FENEIS)||{{flag|Brazil}}
|[[Federação Nacional de Educação e Integração dos Surdos]]||{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|-
|[[Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria]]||{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|[[Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria]]||{{flag|Bulgaria}}
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|[[Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon]]||{{flag|Cameroon}}
|[[Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon]]||{{flag|Cameroon}}
|-
|-
|[[Canadian Association of the Deaf]] (CAD)||{{flag|Canada}}
|[[Canadian Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Canada}}
|-
|-
|[[Chadian National Association of the Hearing Impaired]] (ANDAT)||{{flag|Chad}}
|[[Chadian National Association of the Hearing Impaired]]||{{flag|Chad}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociación de Sordos de Chile]] (ASOCH)||{{flag|Chile}}
|[[Asociación de Sordos de Chile]]||{{flag|Chile}}
|-
|-
|[[China Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|China}}
|[[China Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|China}}
|-
|-
|Federación Nacional de Sordos de Colombia (FENASCOL)||{{flag|Colombia}}
|Federación Nacional de Sordos de Colombia||{{flag|Colombia}}
|-
|-
|Association Nationale des Sourds du Congo (ANSCO)||{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}
|Association Nationale des Sourds du Congo||{{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}
|-
|-
|Association Nationale des Sourds et Deficients Auditifs du Congo||{{flag|Republic of Congo}}
|Association Nationale des Sourds et Deficients Auditifs du Congo||{{flag|Republic of Congo}}
|-
|-
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Costa Rica (ANASCOR)||{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Costa Rica||{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|-
|-
|Association Nationale des Sourds de Côte d'Ivoire (ANASOCI)||{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}
|Association Nationale des Sourds de Côte d'Ivoire||{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}
|-
|-
|Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing||{{flag|Croatia}}
|Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing||{{flag|Croatia}}
|-
|-
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Cuba (ANSOC)||{{flag|Cuba}}
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Cuba||{{flag|Cuba}}
|-
|-
|Cyprus Deaf Federation||{{flag|Cyprus}}
|Cyprus Deaf Federation||{{flag|Cyprus}}
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|[[Danske Døves Landsforbund]]||{{flag|Denmark}}
|[[Danske Døves Landsforbund]]||{{flag|Denmark}}
|-
|-
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la Republica Dominicana (ANSORDO)||{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la Republica Dominicana||{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|-
|-
|Federación Nacional de Sordos de Ecuador (FENESEC)||{{flag|Ecuador}}
|Federación Nacional de Sordos de Ecuador||{{flag|Ecuador}}
|-
|-
|Asociación Salvadoreña de Sordos (ASS)||{{flag|El Salvador}}
|Asociación Salvadoreña de Sordos||{{flag|El Salvador}}
|-
|-
|[[National Deaf Association of Eritrea]]||{{flag|Eritrea}}
|[[National Deaf Association of Eritrea]]||{{flag|Eritrea}}
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|[[Estonian Association of the Deaf]] (Eesti Kurtide Liit)||{{flag|Estonia}}
|[[Estonian Association of the Deaf]] (Eesti Kurtide Liit)||{{flag|Estonia}}
|-
|-
|[[Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf]] (ENAD)||{{flag|Ethiopia}}
|[[Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Ethiopia}}
|-
|-
|[[Fiji Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Fiji}}
|[[Fiji Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Fiji}}
|-
|-
|[[Finnish Association of the Deaf]] (FAD)||{{flag|Finland}}
|[[Finnish Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Finland}}
|-
|-
|Fédération Nationale des Sourds de France (FNSF)||{{flag|France}}
|[[Deafness in France#Organizations|National Federation of France for the Deaf]]||{{flag|France}}
|-
|-
|[[Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]] (GADHOH)||{{flag|Gambia}}
|[[Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]]||{{flag|Gambia}}
|-
|-
|Union of the Deaf of Georgia||{{flag|Georgia (country)}}
|Union of the Deaf of Georgia||{{flag|Georgia (country)}}
|-
|-
|Deutscher Gehörlosen-Bund e.V.||{{flag|Germany}}
|[[German Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Germany}}
|-
|-
|Ghana National Association of the Deaf||{{flag|Ghana}}
|Ghana National Association of the Deaf||{{flag|Ghana}}
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|Hellenic Federation of the Deaf||{{flag|Greece}}
|Hellenic Federation of the Deaf||{{flag|Greece}}
|-
|-
|Asociación de Sordos de Guatemala (ASORGUA)||{{flag|Guatemala}}
|Asociación de Sordos de Guatemala||{{flag|Guatemala}}
|-
|-
|Association Guinéenne des Sourds (A.G.S.)||{{flag|Republic of Guinea}}
|Association Guinéenne des Sourds||{{flag|Republic of Guinea}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Honduras]]||{{flag|Honduras}}
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Honduras]]||{{flag|Honduras}}
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|[[Hong Kong Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|[[Hong Kong Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|-
|-
|[[Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]] (SINOSZ) || {{flag|Hungary}}
|[[Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing]]|| {{flag|Hungary}}
|-
|-
|[[Felag heyrnarlausra]]||{{flag|Iceland}}
|[[Felag heyrnarlausra]]||{{flag|Iceland}}
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|[[All India Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|India}}
|[[All India Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|India}}
|-
|-
|[[Indonesian Association for the Welfare of the Deaf]] (IAWD)||{{flag|Indonesia}}
|[[Indonesian Association for the Welfare of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Indonesia}}
|-
|-
|[[Iranian National Center of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Iran}}
|[[Iranian National Center of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Iran}}
|-
|-
|[[Irish Deaf Society]] (IDS)||{{flag|Ireland}}
|[[Irish Deaf Society]]||{{flag|Ireland}}
|-
|-
|[[Association of the Deaf in Israel]]||{{flag|Israel}}
|[[Association of the Deaf in Israel]]||{{flag|Israel}}
|-
|-
|[[Ente Nazionale Sordi]] (ENS)||{{flag|Italy}}
|[[Ente Nazionale Sordi]]||{{flag|Italy}}
|-
|-
|[[Japanese Federation of the Deaf]] (JFD)||{{flag|Japan}}
|[[Japanese Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Japan}}
|-
|-
|[[Kazakhstan Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|[[Kazakhstan Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|-
|-
|[[Kenya National Association of the Deaf]] (KNAD)||{{flag|Kenya}}
|[[Kenya National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Kenya}}
|-
|-
|[[Korean Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|South Korea}}
|[[Korean Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|South Korea}}
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|[[Liberia National Association of the Deaf, Inc]]||{{flag|Liberia}}
|[[Liberia National Association of the Deaf, Inc]]||{{flag|Liberia}}
|-
|-
|[[Libyan General Federation of Deaf Societies]] (LGFDS)||{{flag|Libya}}
|[[Libyan General Federation of Deaf Societies]]||{{flag|Libya}}
|-
|-
|[[Lithuanian Deaf Association]] - Lietuvos kurčiųjų draugija (LKD)||{{flag|Lithuania}}
|[[Lithuanian Deaf Association]] - Lietuvos kurčiųjų draugija||{{flag|Lithuania}}
|-
|-
|[[Macau Deaf Association]]||{{flag|Macau}}
|[[Macau Deaf Association]]||{{flag|Macau}}
|-
|-
|[[Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Macedonija]] (SGNM)||{{flag|Macedonia}}
|[[Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Macedonija]]||{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|-
|-
|[[Federation of the Deaf in Madagascar]] (FMM)||{{flag|Madagascar}}
|[[Federation of the Deaf in Madagascar]]||{{flag|Madagascar}}
|-
|-
|[[Malawi National Association of the Deaf]] (MANAD)||{{flag|Malawi}}
|[[Malawi National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Malawi}}
|-
|-
|[[Malaysia Federation of the Deaf]] (MFD)||{{flag|Malaysia}}
|[[Malaysia Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Malaysia}}
|-
|-
|[[Mali Association of the Deaf]] (A.MA.Sourds)||{{flag|Mali}}
|[[Mali Association of the Deaf]] (A.MA.Sourds)||{{flag|Mali}}
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|[[Deaf People Association]]||{{flag|Malta}}
|[[Deaf People Association]]||{{flag|Malta}}
|-
|-
|[[Federación Mexicana de Sordos]] (FEMESOR)||{{flag|Mexico}}
|[[Federación Mexicana de Sordos]]||{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|-
|[[Association of the Deaf of Republic Moldova]]||{{flag|Moldova}}
|[[Association of the Deaf of Republic Moldova]]||{{flag|Moldova}}
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|[[Association of the Deaf in Mozambique]]||{{flag|Mozambique}}
|[[Association of the Deaf in Mozambique]]||{{flag|Mozambique}}
|-
|-
|[[Namibian National Association of the Deaf]] (NNAD)||{{flag|Namibia}}
|[[Namibian National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Namibia}}
|-
|-
|[[Nepal Deaf Federation]] (NDFN)||{{flag|Nepal}}
|[[Nepal Deaf Federation]]||{{flag|Nepal}}
|-
|-
|[[Dovenschap]]||{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[Dovenschap]]||{{flag|Netherlands}}
|-
|-
|[[Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand]] (DANZ)||{{flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand]]||{{flag|New Zealand}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Nicaragua]] (ANSNIC)||{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Nicaragua]]||{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|-
|-
|[[Association des Sourds du Niger]]||{{flag|Niger}}
|[[Association des Sourds du Niger]]||{{flag|Niger}}
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|[[Nigeria National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Nigeria}}
|[[Nigeria National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|-
|[[Norges Døveforbund]]||{{flag|Norway}}
|[[Norwegian Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Norway}}
|-
|-
|[[Pakistan Association of the Deaf]] (PAD)||{{flag|Pakistan}}
|[[Pakistan Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Pakistan}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Panamá]] (ANSPA)||{{flag|Panama}}
|[[Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Panamá]]||{{flag|Panama}}
|-
|-
|[[Centro de Sordos del Paraguay]]||{{flag|Paraguay}}
|[[Centro de Sordos del Paraguay]]||{{flag|Paraguay}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociacion de Sordos del Perú]] (ASP)||{{flag|Perú}}
|[[Asociacion de Sordos del Perú]]||{{flag|Perú}}
|-
|-
|[[Philippine Federation of the Deaf|Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Inc]] (PFD)||{{flag|Philippines}}
|[[Philippine Federation of the Deaf|Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Inc]]||{{flag|Philippines}}
|-
|-
|Polski ZwiĄzek GŁuchych<br>Polish Association of the Deaf||{{flag|Poland}}
|Polski Związek Głuchych<br>[[Polish Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Poland}}
|-
|-
|[[Federacão Portuguesa das Associacões de Surdos]] (FPAS)||{{flag|Portugal}}
|[[Federacão Portuguesa das Associacões de Surdos]]||{{flag|Portugal}}
|-
|-
|[[The Qatari Center of Social Cultural for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Qatar}}
|[[The Qatari Center of Social Cultural for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Qatar}}
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|[[All-Russian Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Russia}}
|[[All-Russian Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|-
|Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD)||{{flag|Rwanda}}
|Rwanda National Union of the Deaf||{{flag|Rwanda}}
|-
|-
|Association Nationale des Sourds du Senegal||{{flag|Senegal}}
|Association Nationale des Sourds du Senegal||{{flag|Senegal}}
|-
|-
|Savez Gluvih I Nagluvih Srbije I Crne Gore (SGNSCG)||{{flag|Serbia}}
|Savez Gluvih I Nagluvih Srbije I Crne Gore||{{flag|Serbia}}
|-
|-
|[[Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
|[[Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
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|[[Singapore Association for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Singapore}}
|[[Singapore Association for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Singapore}}
|-
|-
|[[Slovak Association of the Deaf]]<br>Asociácia Nepočujúcich Slovenska (ANEPS)||{{flag|Slovak Republic}}
|[[Asociácia Nepočujúcich Slovenska]]||{{flag|Slovak Republic}}
|-
|-
|[[Zvesa društev gluhih in naglušnih Slovenije]] (ZGNS)||{{flag|Slovenia}}
|[[Zvesa društev gluhih in naglušnih Slovenije]]||{{flag|Slovenia}}
|-
|-
|[[Somali National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Somalia}}
|[[Somali National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Somalia}}
|-
|-
|[[Deaf Federation of South Africa]] (DEAFSA)||{{flag|South Africa}}
|[[Deaf Federation of South Africa]]||{{flag|South Africa}}
|-
|-
|Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas (CNSE)||{{flag|Spain}}
|Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas||{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|-
|[[Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf]] (CFD)||{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|[[Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|-
|-
|[[Sudanese National Society for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Sudan}}
|[[Sudanese National Society for the Deaf]]||{{flag|Sudan}}
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|[[Swaziland National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Swaziland}}
|[[Swaziland National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Swaziland}}
|-
|-
|Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR)||{{flag|Sweden}}
|Swedish National Association of the Deaf||{{flag|Sweden}}
|-
|-
|[[Schweizerischer Gehörlosenbund]], [[Fédération Suisse des Sourds]] (SGB-FSS)||{{flag|Switzerland}}
|[[Schweizerischer Gehörlosenbund]], [[Fédération Suisse des Sourds]]||{{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
|-
|[[Syrian Federation of Societies for the Welfare of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Syria}}
|[[Syrian Federation of Societies for the Welfare of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Syria}}
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|[[Tanzania Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Tanzania}}
|[[Tanzania Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Tanzania}}
|-
|-
|[[National Association of the Deaf in Thailand]] (NADT)||{{flag|Thailand}}
|[[National Association of the Deaf in Thailand]]||{{flag|Thailand}}
|-
|-
|[[Association des Sourds du Togo]]||{{flag|Togo}}
|[[Association des Sourds du Togo]]||{{flag|Togo}}
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|[[Turkish National Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Turkey}}
|[[Turkish National Federation of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Turkey}}
|-
|-
|[[Uganda National Association of the Deaf]] (UNAD)||{{flag|Uganda}}
|[[Uganda National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Uganda}}
|-
|-
|[[Ukrainian Society of the Deaf]] (USD)||{{flag|Ukraine}}
|[[Ukrainian Society of the Deaf]] (USD)||{{flag|Ukraine}}
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|[[British Deaf Association]] (BDA)||{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[British Deaf Association]] (BDA)||{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|-
|[[National Association of the Deaf (United States)|National Association of the Deaf]] (NAD)||{{flag|United States of America}}
|[[National Association of the Deaf (United States)|National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|United States}}
|-
|-
|[[Asociación de Sordos del Uruguay]]||{{flag|Uruguay}}
|[[Asociación de Sordos del Uruguay]]||{{flag|Uruguay}}
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|[[Uzbek Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|[[Uzbek Society of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|-
|-
|[[Federación Venezolana de Sordos]] (FEVENSOR)||{{flag|Venezuela}}
|[[Federación Venezolana de Sordos]]||{{flag|Venezuela}}
|-
|-
|[[Zambia National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Zambia}}
|[[Zambia National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Zambia}}
|-
|-
|[[Zimbabwe National Association of the Deaf]] (ZIMNAD)||{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|[[Zimbabwe National Association of the Deaf]]||{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|}
|}


==World Congress==
==World Congress==
The World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf has been held every four years since 1951. Organised by the WFD and the host country, this event is attended by thousands of Deaf people from all over the world. As well as convening the General Assembly (the highest decision-making body of the WFD) and forming the guidelines for the next four years of its work, the congress holds a large cultural program including theatre performances, cinema, exhibitions, performing arts, visits to local places of interest.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Congress|url=http://wfdeaf.org/get-involved/wfd-events/world-congress/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
The World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf has been held every four years since 1951. Organised by the WFD and the host country, this event is attended by thousands of deaf people from all over the world. As well as convening the general assembly (the highest decision-making body of the WFD) and forming the guidelines for the next four years of its work, the congress holds a large cultural program including theatre performances, cinema, exhibitions, performing arts, visits to local places of interest.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Congress|url=http://wfdeaf.org/get-involved/wfd-events/world-congress/|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Number!!Year!!Month/Dates!!Location !!Theme
!Number!!Year!!Month/Dates!!Location !!Theme
|-
|-
|1 (I)||1951||September 21||[[Rome]], [[Italy]]||''(no theme)''
|1 (I)||1951||23 September||[[Rome]], [[Italy]]||''(no theme)''
|-
|2 (II)||1955||23–27 August||[[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]]||''(no theme)''
|-
|3 (III)||1959||22–26 August||[[Wiesbaden]], [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]]||''(no theme)''
|-
|-
|2 (II)||1955||||[[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]]||''(no theme)''
|4 (IV)||1963||17–21 August||[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]||''(no theme)''
|-
|-
|3 (III)||1959||August 22–26||[[Wiesbaden]], [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]]||''(no theme)''
|5 (V)||1967||10–17 August||[[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]||''The Deaf Among Hearing Persons''
|-
|-
|4 (IV)||1963||August 17–21||[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]||''(no theme)''
|6 (VI)||1971||31 July–5 August||[[Paris]], [[France]]||''The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution''
|-
|-
|5 (V)||1967||August 10–17||[[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]||''The Deaf Among Hearing Persons''
||7 (VII)||1975||31 July–8 August||[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America]]||''Full Citizenship for All Deaf People''
|-
|-
|6 (VI)||1971||July 31 - August 5||[[Paris]], [[France]]||''The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution''
||8 (VIII)||1979||20–27 July||[[Varna, Bulgaria]]||''The Deaf People in Modern Society''
|-
|-
||7 (VII)||1975||July 31 - August 8||[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America]]||''Full Citizenship for All Deaf People''
||9 (IX)||1983||28 June–6 July||[[Palermo]], [[Italy]]||''Deafness Today & Tomorrow: Reality & Utopia''
|-
|-
||8 (VIII)||1979||||[[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]||''The Deaf People in Modern Society''
||10 (X)||1987||20–28 July||[[Espoo]] ([[Greater Helsinki|Helsinki]]), [[Finland]]||''One World - One Responsibility''
|-
|-
||11 (XI)||1991||5–? July<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jfd.or.jp/en/about/history |title= History|publisher=Japanese Federation of the Deaf |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>||[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]||''Equality and Self-Reliance''
||9 (IX)||1983||||[[Palermo]], [[Italy]]||''Deafness Today & Tomorrow: Reality & Utopia''
|-
|-
||10 (X)||1987||July 20–28||[[Espoo]] ([[Greater Helsinki|Helsinki]]), [[Finland]]||''One World - One Responsibility''
||12 (XII)||1995||6–15 July||[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]||''Towards Human Rights''
|-
|-
||11 (XI)||1991||July||[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]||''Equality and Self-Reliance''
||13 (XIII)||1999||25–31 July||[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]||''Diversity and Unity''
|-
|-
||14 (XIV)||2003||18–26 July||[[Montréal]], [[Canada]]||''Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnlse.es/en/virtual-library/14th-world-congress-world-federation-deaf-july-18-26-2003-montr%C3%A9al-qu%C3%A9bec-canada|title=14th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf: July 18-26, 2003: Montréal, Québec, Canada: abstracts book |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||12 (XII)||1995||July 6–15||[[Vienna]], [[Austria]]||''Towards Human Rights''
|-
|-
||15 (XV)||2007||16–22 July||[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]||''Human Rights through Sign Languages''<ref>{{cite news|title=NAD Participates In World Federation Of The Deaf Conference|url=http://www.hearingreview.com/2007/07/nad-participates-in-world-federation-of-the-deaf-conference/|date=July 18, 2007|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||13 (XIII)||1999||July 25–31||[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]||''Diversity and Unity''
|-
|-
||14 (XIV)||2003||July 18–26||[[Montréal]], [[Canada]]||''Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnlse.es/en/virtual-library/14th-world-congress-world-federation-deaf-july-18-26-2003-montr%C3%A9al-qu%C3%A9bec-canada|title=14th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf: July 18-26, 2003: Montréal, Québec, Canada: abstracts book |accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||16 (XVI)||2011||18–24 July||[[Durban]], [[South Africa]]||''Global Deaf Renaissance''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usicd.org/index.cfm/news_xvi-world-congress-resolution-of-the-world-federation-of-the-deaf|title=XVI World Congress Resolution of the World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
||15 (XV)||2007||July 16–22||[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]||''Human Rights through Sign Languages''<ref>{{cite news|title=NAD Participates In World Federation Of The Deaf Conference|url=http://www.hearingreview.com/2007/07/nad-participates-in-world-federation-of-the-deaf-conference/|date=July 18, 2007|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||17 (XVII)||2015||28 July–1 August||[[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]||''Strengthening Human Diversity''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wfdeaf.org/news/closing-ceremony-xvii-world-congress-of-the-wfd/|title=Closing Ceremony – XVII World Congress of the WFD|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
||16 (XVI)||2011||July 18–24||[[Durban]], [[South Africa]]||''Global Deaf Renaissance''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usicd.org/index.cfm/news_xvi-world-congress-resolution-of-the-world-federation-of-the-deaf|title=XVI World Congress Resolution of the World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||18 (XVIII)||2019||23–27 July||[[Paris]], [[France]]||''Sign Language Rights for All''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/event/xviii-world-congress-of-the-world-federation-of-the-deaf/|title=XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
||17 (XVII)||2015||July 28 - August 1||[[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]||''Strengthening Human Diversity''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wfdeaf.org/news/closing-ceremony-xvii-world-congress-of-the-wfd/|title=Closing Ceremony – XVII World Congress of the WFD|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
||19 (XIX)||2023||11–15 July||[[Jeju City|Jeju]], [[South Korea]]||''Securing Human Rights in Times of Crises''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.2023wfdjeju.com/en/introduction-of-2023wfd/ |title=XIX WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF |date=7 December 2020 |publisher=World Federation of the Deaf |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
||''20 (XX)''||''2027''||''TBA''||[[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]||''TBA''
||18 (XVIII)||2019||July 23 - 27||Paris, France||''Sign Language Rights for All''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfdeaf.org/event/xviii-world-congress-of-the-world-federation-of-the-deaf/|title=XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf|publisher=World Federation of the Deaf|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>
|}
|}


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==Presidents==
==Presidents==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2023}}
*1951-1955 : [[Vittorio Ieralla]] {{flag|Italia}}
*1955-1983 : [[Dragoljub Vukotić]] {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
*1951–1955: [[Vittorio Ieralla]] {{flag|Italia}}
*1983-1995 : [[Yerker Andersson]](1929-2016 aged:87) {{flag|USA}}
*1955–1983: [[Dragoljub Vukotić]] {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
*1995-2003 : [[Liisa Kauppinen]] {{flag|Finland}}
*1983–1995: [[Yerker Andersson]] {{flag|US}}
*2003-2011 : [[Markku Jokinen]]{{flag|Finland}}
*1995–2003: [[Liisa Kauppinen]] {{flag|Finland}}
*2011- : [[Colin Allen (WFD President)]] {{flag|Australia}}
*2003–2011: [[Markku Jokinen]] {{flag|Finland}}
*2011–2019: [[Colin Allen (WFD President)|Colin Allen]] {{flag|Australia}}
*2019–: Joseph Murray {{flag|US}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[International Day of Sign Languages]]
*[[International Sign]]
*[[International Sign]]
*[[List of sign languages]]
*[[List of sign languages]]
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*[[National Association of the Deaf (United States)]]
*[[National Association of the Deaf (United States)]]
*[[National Association of the Deaf (Italy)]]
*[[National Association of the Deaf (Italy)]]
*[[European Union of the Deaf Young]]
*[[World Association of Sign Language Interpreters]]
*[[World Association of Sign Language Interpreters]]
*[[World Federation of the Deaf Young Section]]


==References==
==References==
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*{{official website|http://www.wfdeaf.org/}}
*{{official website|http://www.wfdeaf.org/}}


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Revision as of 09:15, 25 April 2024

World Federation of the Deaf
FormationSeptember 23, 1951; 72 years ago (September 23, 1951)[1]
TypeInternational nongovernmental organization[1]
PurposeHuman, civil, and linguistic rights of deaf people
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Location
  • Light House, Ilkantie 4
    Haaga, Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates60°13′18″N 24°54′10″E / 60.221728°N 24.902643°E / 60.221728; 24.902643
Region served
International
President
Joseph Murray
Vice president
Kasper Bergmann
Websitewfdeaf.org

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organization that acts as a peak body for national associations of Deaf people, with a focus on deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends. WFD aims to promote the human rights of deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the United Nations (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.[2] WFD is also a member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA).

As of September 19, 2023, 11 board members are all deaf. The offices are located in Helsinki, Finland.

History

The WFD was established in September 1951 in Rome, Italy, at the first World Deaf Congress, under the auspices of Ente Nazionale Sordomuti (ENS), the Italian Deaf Association.[3] The first president of WFD was Professor Vittorio Ieralla, who was also, at that time, president of the ENS. The congress was attended by representatives from 25 countries.

Dr. Cesare Magarotto was one of the founders of World Federation of the Deaf and its first general secretary (1951-1987) along with Vittorio Ieralla who was elected as the president from 1951 to 1955.

Ieralla and Magarotto successfully convinced the Italian government to support their efforts to establish a WFD general secretariat in Rome, in 1951. With continued support from the Italian government and later with the ENS, the WFD general secretariat was able to establish informative and advocacy networks, with national federations of the deaf around the world.[4] Decades later, the WFD general secretariat relocated to Finland (1987), with support from the Finnish government and the Finnish national of the deaf led by the former WFD general secretary Dr. Liisa Kauppinen (WFD president emeritius).

Status

WFD has B-category status with the United Nations and is represented on the following groups':[3]

WFD provides expert advice on Deaf issues in its relationship with other international organizations and professional groups.

The legal seat of WFD is in Helsinki, Finland.[1]

Aims and objectives

At present[as of?], emphasis is placed on the following areas:[3]

  1. Improve the status of national sign languages,[3][5]
  2. Better education for deaf people,[6]
  3. Improve access to information and services[3]
  4. Improve human rights for deaf people in developing countries[3][6][7][8]
  5. Promote the establishment of deaf organisations where none currently exist[3]

Constituency

The WFD claims to represent 70 million deaf people worldwide, of which more than 80 percent live in developing countries. This is done mainly through membership of national deaf organisations, where such organisations exist. As of February 2009, 130 national associations are members. Associate members, international members and individual members also make up WFD's membership base.

List of member associations (as of June 2021):[9]

Associations Country
Afghanistan National Association of the Deaf  Afghanistan
Albanian National Association of the Deaf  Albania
Fédération Nationale des Sourds d'Algérie  Algeria
Confederación Argentina de Sordomudos  Argentina
Armenian Deaf Society  Armenia
Deaf Australia  Australia
Austrian Federation of the Deaf  Austria
Public Association "Support for the Deaf"  Azerbaijan
Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf  Bangladesh
Belarusian Society of the Deaf  Belarus
French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians  Belgium
Deaf Flanders  Belgium
Association Nationale des Sourds du Benin  Benin
Federación Boliviana de Sordos  Bolivia
Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana Association of the Deaf  Botswana
Federação Nacional de Educação e Integração dos Surdos  Brazil
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria  Bulgaria
Union Nationale des Associations des Deficients Auditifs du Burkina  Burkina Faso
Association Nationale des Sourds du Burundi  Burundi
Association Nationale Des Sourds du Cameroon  Cameroon
Canadian Association of the Deaf  Canada
Chadian National Association of the Hearing Impaired  Chad
Asociación de Sordos de Chile  Chile
China Association of the Deaf  China
Federación Nacional de Sordos de Colombia  Colombia
Association Nationale des Sourds du Congo  Democratic Republic of Congo
Association Nationale des Sourds et Deficients Auditifs du Congo  Republic of Congo
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Costa Rica  Costa Rica
Association Nationale des Sourds de Côte d'Ivoire  Côte d'Ivoire
Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Croatia
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Cuba  Cuba
Cyprus Deaf Federation  Cyprus
Union of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Czech Republic  Czech Republic
Danske Døves Landsforbund  Denmark
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la Republica Dominicana  Dominican Republic
Federación Nacional de Sordos de Ecuador  Ecuador
Asociación Salvadoreña de Sordos  El Salvador
National Deaf Association of Eritrea  Eritrea
Estonian Association of the Deaf (Eesti Kurtide Liit)  Estonia
Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf  Ethiopia
Fiji Association of the Deaf  Fiji
Finnish Association of the Deaf  Finland
National Federation of France for the Deaf  France
Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Gambia
Union of the Deaf of Georgia  Georgia (country)
German Federation of the Deaf  Germany
Ghana National Association of the Deaf  Ghana
Hellenic Federation of the Deaf  Greece
Asociación de Sordos de Guatemala  Guatemala
Association Guinéenne des Sourds  Republic of Guinea
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Honduras  Honduras
Hong Kong Association of the Deaf  Hong Kong
Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  Hungary
Felag heyrnarlausra  Iceland
All India Federation of the Deaf  India
Indonesian Association for the Welfare of the Deaf  Indonesia
Iranian National Center of the Deaf  Iran
Irish Deaf Society  Ireland
Association of the Deaf in Israel  Israel
Ente Nazionale Sordi  Italy
Japanese Federation of the Deaf  Japan
Kazakhstan Society of the Deaf  Kazakhstan
Kenya National Association of the Deaf  Kenya
Korean Association of the Deaf  South Korea
Kuwait Club for the Deaf  Kuwait
Latvian Association of the Deaf  Latvia
Association de L'Oeuvre des Sourds-Muets au Liban  Lebanon
National Association of the Deaf Lesotho  Lesotho
Liberia National Association of the Deaf, Inc  Liberia
Libyan General Federation of Deaf Societies  Libya
Lithuanian Deaf Association - Lietuvos kurčiųjų draugija  Lithuania
Macau Deaf Association  Macau
Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Macedonija  North Macedonia
Federation of the Deaf in Madagascar  Madagascar
Malawi National Association of the Deaf  Malawi
Malaysia Federation of the Deaf  Malaysia
Mali Association of the Deaf (A.MA.Sourds)  Mali
Deaf People Association  Malta
Federación Mexicana de Sordos  Mexico
Association of the Deaf of Republic Moldova  Moldova
Mongolian Association of the Deaf  Mongolia
Fédération Nationale des Sourds du Maroc  Morocco
Association of the Deaf in Mozambique  Mozambique
Namibian National Association of the Deaf  Namibia
Nepal Deaf Federation    Nepal
Dovenschap  Netherlands
Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand  New Zealand
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Nicaragua  Nicaragua
Association des Sourds du Niger  Niger
Nigeria National Association of the Deaf  Nigeria
Norwegian Association of the Deaf  Norway
Pakistan Association of the Deaf  Pakistan
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Panamá  Panama
Centro de Sordos del Paraguay  Paraguay
Asociacion de Sordos del Perú  Perú
Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Inc  Philippines
Polski Związek Głuchych
Polish Association of the Deaf		  Poland
Federacão Portuguesa das Associacões de Surdos  Portugal
The Qatari Center of Social Cultural for the Deaf  Qatar
Asociatia Nationalá a Suzilor din Romania  Romania
All-Russian Society of the Deaf  Russia
Rwanda National Union of the Deaf  Rwanda
Association Nationale des Sourds du Senegal  Senegal
Savez Gluvih I Nagluvih Srbije I Crne Gore  Serbia
Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf  Sierra Leone
Singapore Association for the Deaf  Singapore
Asociácia Nepočujúcich Slovenska  Slovak Republic
Zvesa društev gluhih in naglušnih Slovenije  Slovenia
Somali National Association of the Deaf  Somalia
Deaf Federation of South Africa  South Africa
Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas  Spain
Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf  Sri Lanka
Sudanese National Society for the Deaf  Sudan
Swaziland National Association of the Deaf  Swaziland
Swedish National Association of the Deaf  Sweden
Schweizerischer Gehörlosenbund, Fédération Suisse des Sourds   Switzerland
Syrian Federation of Societies for the Welfare of the Deaf  Syria
Tajik Society of the Deaf  Tajikistan
Tanzania Association of the Deaf  Tanzania
National Association of the Deaf in Thailand  Thailand
Association des Sourds du Togo  Togo
Association Voix du Sourd de Tunisie  Tunisia
Turkish National Federation of the Deaf  Turkey
Uganda National Association of the Deaf  Uganda
Ukrainian Society of the Deaf (USD)  Ukraine
British Deaf Association (BDA)  United Kingdom
National Association of the Deaf  United States
Asociación de Sordos del Uruguay  Uruguay
Uzbek Society of the Deaf  Uzbekistan
Federación Venezolana de Sordos  Venezuela
Zambia National Association of the Deaf  Zambia
Zimbabwe National Association of the Deaf  Zimbabwe

World Congress

The World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf has been held every four years since 1951. Organised by the WFD and the host country, this event is attended by thousands of deaf people from all over the world. As well as convening the general assembly (the highest decision-making body of the WFD) and forming the guidelines for the next four years of its work, the congress holds a large cultural program including theatre performances, cinema, exhibitions, performing arts, visits to local places of interest.[10]

Number Year Month/Dates Location Theme
1 (I) 1951 23 September Rome, Italy (no theme)
2 (II) 1955 23–27 August Zagreb, Yugoslavia (no theme)
3 (III) 1959 22–26 August Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany (no theme)
4 (IV) 1963 17–21 August Stockholm, Sweden (no theme)
5 (V) 1967 10–17 August Warsaw, Poland The Deaf Among Hearing Persons
6 (VI) 1971 31 July–5 August Paris, France The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution
7 (VII) 1975 31 July–8 August Washington, D.C., United States of America Full Citizenship for All Deaf People
8 (VIII) 1979 20–27 July Varna, Bulgaria The Deaf People in Modern Society
9 (IX) 1983 28 June–6 July Palermo, Italy Deafness Today & Tomorrow: Reality & Utopia
10 (X) 1987 20–28 July Espoo (Helsinki), Finland One World - One Responsibility
11 (XI) 1991 5–? July[11] Tokyo, Japan Equality and Self-Reliance
12 (XII) 1995 6–15 July Vienna, Austria Towards Human Rights
13 (XIII) 1999 25–31 July Brisbane, Australia Diversity and Unity
14 (XIV) 2003 18–26 July Montréal, Canada Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st Century[12]
15 (XV) 2007 16–22 July Madrid, Spain Human Rights through Sign Languages[13]
16 (XVI) 2011 18–24 July Durban, South Africa Global Deaf Renaissance[14]
17 (XVII) 2015 28 July–1 August Istanbul, Turkey Strengthening Human Diversity[15]
18 (XVIII) 2019 23–27 July Paris, France Sign Language Rights for All[16]
19 (XIX) 2023 11–15 July Jeju, South Korea Securing Human Rights in Times of Crises[17]
20 (XX) 2027 TBA Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates TBA

During the 14th Congress the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) was established.[18]

Presidents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "FAQ". World Federation of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ "World federation of the Deaf's entry on the website of the United Nations". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Our philosophy". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Our Story". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Fact Sheet". World Federation of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Education rights for Deaf children". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Work Done by Member Organisations in Developing Countries". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. ^ "WFD Work in Developing Countries". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Members". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. ^ "World Congress". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  11. ^ "History". Japanese Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ^ "14th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf: July 18-26, 2003: Montréal, Québec, Canada: abstracts book". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ^ "NAD Participates In World Federation Of The Deaf Conference". July 18, 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. ^ "XVI World Congress Resolution of the World Federation of the Deaf". Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Closing Ceremony – XVII World Congress of the WFD". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  16. ^ "XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf". World Federation of the Deaf. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  17. ^ "XIX WORLD CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF". World Federation of the Deaf. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  18. ^ History of WASLI Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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