European Union of the Deaf

European Union of the Deaf
  • Belarusian:Еўрапейская федэрацыя глухіх
    Spanish:Union Europea de Sordos
    French:Union européenne des sourds
    Italian:Unione Europea dei Sordi
    Portuguese:União Europeia de Surdos
    Russian:Европейская федерация глухих
EUD Members
32 Full Members
1 Affiliated Member
Leaders
• President
Sofia Isari
Frankie Picron
Establishment
• Founded
1985
Website
eud.eu

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).[1] Originally founded as the European Regional Secretariat of the World Federation of the Deaf (ERS),[2], delegates voted in 1988 to rename it to the European Community Regional Secretariat of the World Federation of the Deaf (ECRS)[3] and in 1994 to the current European Union of the Deaf (EUD)[4].

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.[5]

As of June 2026, the European Union of the Deaf has 32 full members from 31 countries and one affiliate member,[6] with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

History

Presidents:[7]

Members

Full members:[6]

Association Country
Austrian Federation of the Deaf Austria
Deaf Flanders Belgium
French-speaking Federation of the Deaf Belgians
Union of the Deaf in Bulgaria Bulgaria
Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Croatia
Cyprus Deaf Federation Cyprus
Czech Republic Union of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Czech Republic
Danish Deaf Association Denmark
Estonian Association of the Deaf Estonia
Finnish Association of the Deaf Finland
National Federation of France for the Deaf France
German Federation of the Deaf Germany
Hellenic Federation of the Deaf Greece
Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hungary
Icelandic Association of the Deaf Iceland
Irish Deaf Society Ireland
Italian National Agency for the protection and assistance of the Deaf Italy
Latvian Association of the Deaf Latvia
Lithuanian Deaf Association Lithuania
Luxembourgian Association of the Deaf and hard of hearing Luxembourg
Maltese Deaf People's Association Malta
Deaf Association of the Netherlands Netherlands
Norwegian Association of the Deaf Norway
Board of the Polish Association of the Deaf Poland
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf Portugal
Romanian National Association for the Deaf Romania
Slovak Association of the Deaf Slovakia
Slovenian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Slovenia
National Confederation of Deaf People in Spain Spain
Swedish National Association of the Deaf Sweden
Swiss Federation of the Deaf  Switzerland
British Deaf Association United Kingdom

Affiliated Members:[6]

Association Country
Ukrainian Society of the Deaf Ukraine

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ↑ Minutes of the Meeting of the National Associations of the Deaf, which are Member Countries of both the World Federation of the Deaf and the European Economic Community held in Brussels on 19 and 20 September 1985 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1985-09-20. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  3. ↑ Minutes of the meeting of the National Associations of the Deaf which are member countries of both WFD and the European Economic Community, held in Brussels on 19th, 20th and 21st September 1988 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1988-09-21. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  4. ↑ Minutes of the Tenth Annual Conference of Member Associations of Deaf People held in Brussels on 9 and 10 October 1994 (PDF) (Report). Brussels, Belgium. 1994-10-10. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  5. ↑ "1985: Foundation of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)". Deaf History Europe. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Members". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ↑ "Presidents". European Union of the Deaf. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  8. ↑ "Board Members". European Union of the Deaf. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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