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European Union Of The Deaf
The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is a supraorganization comprising each respective National Association of the Deaf of the member states of the European Union. The EUD is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), a full member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and has a participatory status with the Council of Europe (CoE). Ten countries were present at this meeting. During the assembly of October 10, 1994, the delegates of the deaf associations in Europe voted for a change of name: ECRS was thus replaced by the European Union of the Deaf (EUD). EUD's goals include equality for Deaf people in employment, education, and public as well as private life, and the right to use indigenous sign language. Currently, the European Union of the Deaf has thirty full members and six affiliate members, with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. History Presidents: * 2022–present: Sofia Isari () * 2013–20 ...
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Belarusian Language
Belarusian (, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language. It is one of the two Languages of Belarus, official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian language, Russian. It is also spoken in parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States by the Belarusian diaspora. Before Belarus Dissolution of the Soviet Union, gained independence in 1991, the language was known in English language, English as ''Byelorussian'' or ''Belorussian'', or alternatively as ''White Russian''. Following independence, it became known as ''Belarusian'', or alternatively as ''Belarusan''. As one of the East Slavic languages, Belarusian shares many grammatical and lexical features with other members of the group. To some extent, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and Belarusian retain a degree of mutual intelligibility. Belarusian descends from a language generally referred to as Ruthenian language, Ruthenian (13th to 18th centuries), which had, in turn, descend ...
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Jock Young (deaf Rights Campaigner)
John "Jock" Young (1926–2005) was a British deaf rights campaigner. He was deaf and a British Sign Language user. Early life Jock Young was born in Glasgow and received his education at the Glasgow Institute for the Deaf in Langside. He had ambitions to become an electrical engineer, but after leaving school he was sent for an apprenticeship to a shoe maker and repairer. After completing his apprenticeship, he got a job for the shoe repairing firm Napier's. He then took a job with Singer in Clydebank as a night shift supervisor, and then for Rolls-Royce in Hillington. Young then took a part-time role as Youth and Community Officer for the Glasgow and West of Scotland Society of the Deaf, and then was hired as Social Work Assistant for the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Society of the Deaf, role he kept until he retired in 1991. Young was the Honorary Secretary of Scottish Regional Council (SRC) of the British Deaf Association (BDA) from 1969 to 1983. Chair of the British D ...
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Irish Deaf Society
The Irish Deaf Society (IDS) is the national representative organisation of the Deaf community in Ireland. It upholds the status of Irish Sign Language (ISL), which is the first and preferred language of Deaf people in Ireland. The Society, a growing and vital organization, provides a number of specific health, personal and social services to deaf adults, children and their families. The IDS is recognised by the World Federation of the Deaf and The European Union of the Deaf, non-governmental organisations that represent National Associations of the Deaf at the world and European Union levels. Purpose The IDS seeks to enhance the standard of living and quality of life for all Deaf people. The Society recognizes that the Deaf have traditionally faced the threats of poverty, limited employment opportunities, and other difficulties because of the lack of public understanding or appreciation for their essential needs. Therefore, their mission statement reads: See also * De ...
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Icelandic Association Of The Deaf
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic orthography *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle, a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken The Icelandic chicken is a type of chicken from Iceland. Called ''íslenska hænan'' (, Icelandic chicken), ''Haughænsni'' (, pile chicken) or ''landnámshænan'' (, hen of the settlers) in the Icelandic language. They are a landrace fowl which ..., a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Hungarian Association Of The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
The Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (, SINOSZ) was founded in 1907. Its headquarters are located in Budapest, Hungary. The goal of this association is to improve the lives and access to education of deaf and hard of hearing Hungarians. SINOSZ provides various services for the deaf and hard of hearing and their families, such as legal consultation, communication courses, audiology centers, and help paperwork/applications. SINOSZ is a member of World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), European Union of the Deaf The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is a supraorganization comprising each respective National Association of the Deaf of the member states of the European Union. The EUD is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and is a Regional Co-operating ... (EUD), International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH), and European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH). References External links * Deafness rights organizations Disability orga ...
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Hellenic Federation Of The Deaf
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, ) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization. It may also refer to: * Hellenic Academy, an independent high school in Harare, Zimbabwe * Hellenic Airlines * Hellenic College, a liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts * Hellenic College of London * Hellenic Conservatory * Hellenic FC, a football club in South Africa * Hellenic Football League, an association football league in England * Hellenic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages * Hellenic Parliament * Hellenic Petroleum (company) * Hellenic Post * Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund * Hellenic studies * Tampa Bay Hellenic, a women's soccer team in the United States * Hellenic (horse) (1987–2011), a thoroughbred racehorse * ' See also * Greek (other) * Helladic period, the Bronze Age in mainland Greece * ...
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German Federation Of The Deaf
The German Association of the Deaf (DGB), German: , is a national association for the deaf in Germany. The DGB was created shortly after World War I and was inspired by the deaf movements happening in British countries. The symbol of the DGB is a narwhal. The DGB is affiliated to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and the European Union of the Deaf. It was established in 1950 as a successor to Reich Union of the Deaf of Germany. Its headquarters are in Berlin. The president is Helmut Vogel. Presidents of DGB and preceding organizations * 1913–1915 Karl Pawlek * 1915–1917 Josef Pollanetz * 1917–1919 Franz Wilhelm * 1919–1921 Theodor Kratochwil * 1921–1923 Georg Schwarzböck * 1923–1926 Karl Pawlek * 1926–1928 Theodor Kratochwil * 1928–1938 Georg Schwarzböck * 1940–1943 Karl Johann Brunner * 1946–1949 Heinrich Prochazka * 1949–1955 Karl Altenaichinger * 1956–1960 Heinrich Prochazka * 1960–1965 Karl Johann Brunner * 1965–1970 Gerhard Schmidt * 19 ...
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Deafness In France
Deafness in France is about the experiences, education, and community of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people in France. The history of DHH people in France is long. As of 2014, there were about 10,000,000 (10 million) hearing impaired people in France (16.1% of the population) of whom about 360,000 (0.6% of the population) had "very serious or total" functional limitations, meaning unable to hear a conversation with multiple people and identifying as deaf or hard of hearing. While French Sign Language (LSF) is the main signed language in France, American Sign Language (ASL) is also commonly used and studied. French Cued Speech, a mixture of spoken French and LSF, is also not uncommon. Culture DHH individuals in France sometimes take steps in early and mid-life to integrate themselves into hearing society. One of the most common steps is using cochlear implants, devices affixed to ear structures that transmit sounds to the auditory nerve. This allows certain damages in the flo ...
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Estonian Association Of The Deaf
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable people from Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) * Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hip ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Danish Deaf Association
The Danish Deaf Association ( Danish: , DDL) is a private advocacy group which works to ensure better living conditions for deaf people in Denmark. It campaigns for equality between deaf and hearing people in education, paid employment and accessibility, as well as the legal status and accessibility of Danish Sign Language. History In 1866, a group of deaf craftsmen in Copenhagen who had attended the Danish Institute of Deafness founded an association called ('the Deaf-mute Association of 1866'). On 29 October 1898 they formally opened their own building at Brohusgade 17 in Nørrebro. At the 4th Congress of the Council of the Deaf in Sønderborg on 18 May 1935, it was decided to found a nationwide association, the Danish Deaf Association. The Danish Deaf Association later helped found Døvefilm in 1963, a production company that produces TV programs for the deaf. Danish Sign Language advocacy The organization worked for the formal recognition of Danish Sign Language as a ...
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Czech Republic Union Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Cyprus Deaf Federation
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is '' de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities emerging by 8500 BC. The late Bronze Age saw the emergence of Alashiya, an urbanised society closely connected to the wide ...
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