| Affiliation with other organizations: |
Affiliation: International Disability Alliance (IDA),
IDA CRPD Forum,
Partners: World Association of Sign Language Interpteters (WASLI),
European Union of the Deaf (EUD), |
| Publications: |
WFD Newsletter (6 times a year)
Deaf People and Human Rights report - 2009 (International Sign and written English) |
| Purpose of the organization: |
WFD promotes the rights of Deaf people to participate in society, government and other areas of life as equal citizens.
• Improve the status of national sign languages
• Access to education and quality education for
deaf people
• Improve access to information and services
• Improve human rights for Deaf people |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
- Providing training, supportive services and material on CRPD to national deaf associations.
- Promotion of national monitoring of CRPD by WFD national members.
- International advocacy, participation in fulfilment of CRPD and CRPD reporting.
- Collaboration between state parties, national deaf associations and UN bodies. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
WFD develops policies, guidelines and other materials, conduct surveys and provide training and information in collaboration with national deaf associations and regional secretariats, among other activities. It also runs a regional project to improve deaf association's capacities and to raise awareness on human rights issues in Western and Central Africa. |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
WFD Board has 11 members all of whom are deaf representing different nationalities.
World Federation of the Deaf is located in Finland, where it is registered to. |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
Total number of members:
• 130 Ordinary Members (national deaf
associations, one per each country),
representing all five continents in the
world
• 200 Individual Members
• 27 Associate Members
• 4 International Members
• 8 Honorary Members |
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