European Union of the Deaf
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European Union of the Deaf | |
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| EUD Members | show
31 Full Members show
3 Affiliated Members |
| Leaders | |
• : | |
• Executive Director: | Mark Wheatley |
| 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]
History[]
List of presidents[2][]
- 2013–present: (
Finland) - 2007 - 2013: (
Iceland) - 2005 - 2007: Helga Stevens (
Belgium) - 1990 - 2005: (
Denmark) - 1989 - 1989: Jeff Labes (
France) - 1985 - 1989: Jock Young (
United Kingdom)
See also[]
- WFD - World Federation of the Deaf
- Languages of the European Union
References[]
- ^ "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Presidents | European Union of the Deaf".
External links[]
- eud.eu, official EUD website
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