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).[1]
European Union of the Deaf
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| EUD Members | 31 Full Members
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• EUD President: | Dr Markku Jokinen | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Wheatley | |||||||||||||||
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• Founded | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
Website eud.eu | |||||||||||||||
History
List of presidents[2]
- 2013–present: Dr Markku Jokinen (
Finland) - 2007 - 2013: Berglind Stefánsdóttir (
Iceland) - 2005 - 2007: Helga Stevens (
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Belgium) - 1990 - 2005: Knud Søndergaard (
Denmark) - 1989 - 1989: Jeff Labes (
France) - 1985 - 1989: John Young (
United Kingdom)
See also
- EUDY - European Union of the Deaf Youth
- WFD - World Federation of the Deaf
- World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section (WFDYS)
- Languages of the European Union
References
- "About us". European Union of the Deaf. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- "Presidents | European Union of the Deaf".
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