WFD | World Federation of the Deaf
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Human Rights
One of the most important priorities in the work of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is to ensure human rights for Deaf people all over the world, in every aspect of life. Human rights are universal and they belong to everyone regardless of sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status such as disability or deafness. Thus, Deaf people are entitled to exercise civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights on an equal basis with everyone … [Read More...]
- World Federation of the Deaf signed historic agreement with North Korean disability organisation
- World Federation of the Deaf signed historic agreement with …Posted 2 hours ago
Press Release
World Federation of the Deaf has, as the first international disability organisation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation with the North Korean disability organisation today in Helsinki, Finland.Mr…
- BSL Symposium
- BSL SymposiumPosted 17 days ago
The British Deaf Association (BDA) is organising their event, BSL Symposium that will take place in London, United Kingdom on 19 March 2012 to recognise BSL Day (British Sign Language…
- World deaf leadership sholarship
- World deaf leadership sholarsh…Posted 20 days ago
Are you interested in graduating from Gallaudet University and making…
- Conference Summary | Sign Languages as Endangered Languages
- Conference Summary | Sign Lang…Posted 92 days ago
WFD/EUD Conference in Ål, Norway
Dr. Joseph J. MurrayParticipants from 21…
- Bilingualism as a basic human right for deaf children in education
- Bilingualism as a basic human …Posted 92 days ago
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Thursday, 10 November 2011Bilingual education is the only…
2nd International Conference
2nd International Conference of the WFD will be held in Sydney, Australia, in October 2013
If you have any further questions about the WFD Conference, please email at wfdsydney2013@icms.com.au
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Individual Membership
An Individual Member of the WFD contributes to organisation's daily work which deals with supporting and strengthening deaf associations, organizing human rights trainings, advancing deaf people's rights in the United Nations human rights system, spreading information on the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities(CRPD), producing material in sign language and much more.
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