Elections of the CRPD Committee 2012 What does the CRPD Committee do and why is it important for you to be active? Hello! My name is Markku Jokinen and I am the former President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). The current President Colin Allen asked me to sign to you the following message on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) elections which will be held in September when the next Conference of States Parties of the CRPD takes place. If your … [Read more...]
14th World Deaf Magicians Festival
Finnish Association of the Deaf (FAD) is to have direct live broadcast on 14th World Deaf Magicians Festival from 18.00 (6.00pm) today (23 April 2012). The website address is: www.kl-deaf.fi/nettitv … [Read more...]
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. 