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The WFD is proud to share with the world the new Deaf Flag, approved at our XXI General Assembly.
This is a symbol of our pride in our deaf communities, our deaf cultures and our more than 200+ national sign languages!
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Today, we celebrate
#WorldHearingDay
. The 2021 theme: “Hearing Care for All! Screen. Rehabilitate. Communicate.” Language and communication are important for deaf people.
📣 The WFD says “On World Hearing Day, Let’s
#RememberToSign
!”
🔗
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The WFD is pleased to continue to provide updated information regarding countries that have legally recognised their national sign languages. If the infographic is missing any information regarding your own country, please 📧 mediacoordinator
@wfdeaf
.org
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Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (France), shows her support for sign language rights by joining our
#GlobalLeadersChallenge
.
@Anne_Hidalgo
Happy International Day of Sign Languages!
#IDSignLanguages
#IWDeaf
#France
See more at:
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Thank you, President Juan Guaidó
@jguaido
for signing the
@WFDeaf_org
Charter on Sign Language Rights for All! In doing so, the Government of Venezuela has made a commitment towards the human rights of deaf people in Venezuela. View the Charter here:
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🎉Congratulations to WFD Ordinary Member
@ENSOnlus
on the legal recognition of Italian Sign Language (LIS) as an official language!
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#ENSOnlus
#italy
#wfdeaf
#signlanguage
#recognition
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𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 : 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝
The WFD invites everyone to declare their support for this Declaration by signing it.
✍️➡️
#IWDP
#IWDP2023
#deaf
#deafeducation
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🌟[International Week of Deaf People 2021 - Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities]
📅Monday 20 September 2021: Cherishing Deaf History
Let's celebrate ➡️
#WFDeaf
#DeafHistory
#humanrights
#signlanguage
#deafcommunity
#IWDP
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The WFD General Assembly has voted in a new Deaf Flag!
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National and international leaders around the world have shown their support for sign language rights by joining our
#GlobalLeadersChallenge
!
See all our videos at
Happy 2020 International Day of Sign Languages!
#IDSignLanguages
#IWDeaf
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International Week of the Deaf 21-27/09/2020 has the theme "Reaffirming Deaf People's Human Rights".
#IWDeaf
We also celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages.
#IDSignLanguagesThe
2020 theme is "Sign Languages Are for Everyone!".
See our website:
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Hazel Chu, Lord Mayor of Dublin, shows support for sign language rights by joining our
#GlobalLeadersChallenge
.
Happy International Day of Sign Languages!
#IDSignLanguages
#IWDeaf
#Ireland
See more at:
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📣Today is
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
As deaf people, we celebrate this day by specifically recognising the right of deaf children to have access to sign language, their Mother Language. The WFD reinforces the right of all deaf people to acquire their national sign language.
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Affirming the rights of deaf children we are delighted to share that the WFD XXI General Assembly in Jeju, South Korea 9-10 July, approved the WFD Declaration on the Rights of Deaf Children.
The WFD Board and Congress participants signed the Declaration
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World Federation of the Deaf are pleased to announce the opening of our new official Twitter account! Follow us
@wfdeaf_org
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#wfdeaf
#deaf
#socialmedia
#deafstrong
#networking
#Twitter
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🗓️Today, we celebrate International Mother
#Language
Day.
The 2023 theme mentions multilingualism, this fits us as
#deaf
people perfectly. We spend our lives navigating multilingual environments while learning and adapting to the languages around us.
#IMLD2023
#MotherLanguageDay
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🗓️Today, we celebrate
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
.
Languages are important for all people. We reaffirm the right of
#deaf
people to have access in all areas of their lives to their
#motherlanguage
,
#signlanguage
.
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The World Federation of the Deaf wishes to congratulate the Argentinian Deaf Community on their government’s official recognition of Argentinean
#SignLanguage
. 🇦🇷
➡️ More information about the Legal Recognition of National Sign Languages around the world:
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The WFD has received reports that in the last 5 years, several young
#deafwomen
in Haiti have been gang-raped, brutally tortured, their organs extracted and murdered. 🇭🇹
The WFD is standing up to break the silence around the systematic
#HumanRights
violation against
#deaf
people.
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𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥
The legal recognition of national
#signlanguages
is an important step towards achieving basic
#humanrights
.
➡️Read more:
#IWDP
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WFD is pleased to announce the addition of a new Sign Language Rights Officer. Please welcome Lima, Peru native, Susana Stiglich. She is responsible for leading and implementing the “Securing Access to Sign Language Rights” project.
#wfdeaf
#signlanguageright
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🗺️UPDATE 7️⃣4⃣ countries have officially recognised a
#SignLanguage
.
The WFD calls for other countries to recognise sign languages to ensure the full inclusion of
#deaf
people!
➡️Look at the complete list:
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#GlobalLeadersChallenge
"Sign Languages Unite Us!"
Thanks to
@jonasgahrstore
, Prime minister of Norway🇳🇴
#IDSL
#IDSL2022
#SignLanguagesUniteUs
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Congratulations! The new board of the WFD for the years 2023-2027!
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WFD Board and staff share a fun moment at the end of day one of the
#WFD
WFD 131st Board meeting.
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📣Today, we celebrate
#WorldHearingDay
.
This year, the theme is “To hear for life, listen with care!”.
For
#deaf
people, the best way to express ourselves is through our national
#signlanguage
.
With children from around the world, WFD says “Listen to our sign languages”. 🌐
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📣 The WFD would like to extend its congratulations to Belarus for achieving the legal recognition of Belarusian Sign Language.🇧🇾
We hope that the others countries will follow suit by recognizing the right to
#SignLanguage
.
➡️Read more:
#deaf
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🔵Shine a Blue Light On Sign Languages!🔵
The UN's Palais des Nations in Geneva is lit up in blue for the International Day of Sign Languages 2022.
@UNGeneva
#IDSL
#BlueLight
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📣The World Federation of the Deaf wishes to congratulate the deaf communities in the Dominican Republic and the Ordinary Member, Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la República Dominicana. 🇩🇴
📜We are delighted to celebrate this 7⃣7⃣th legal recognition of National Sign Languages.
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UPDATE: 7⃣1⃣countries have officially recognised a
#SignLanguage
. The WFD calls for other countries to recognise sign languages to ensure the full inclusion of
#deaf
people.
➡️Complete list with the year of recognition:
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On the
#WorldChildrenDay
, let's listen to deaf children!
At our General Assembly, we adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Deaf Children.
➡Let's support the rights of deaf children:
#ForEveryChild
#deafchildren
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The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) will celebrate the International Week of the Deaf
#IWDeaf
from 21-27 September 2020.
Please see more information at
Read and Sign the WFD Charter on Sign Language Right for All.
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Ban Ki Moon, the 8th Secretary General of the
@UN
, will be the Keynote presenter at the World Congress in Jeju. 🇰🇷
Don't miss his presentation! ➡️Register now:
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We celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities alongside our partners in the international disability movement.
We also recognize deaf people with disabilities, who are important parts of inclusive
#deaf
communities.
"Nothing about us without" us is our motto.
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📣 The WFD would like to congratulate the deaf community members of Chile for the recent enactment of a new law formally recognizing the rights of
#deaf
people to Chilean Sign Language, Chilean deaf culture, and Chilean deaf heritage. 🇨🇱
#signlanguage
#Chile
#LegalRecognition
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We are pleased to announce that the recently held election resulted in the election of Dr Joseph J. Murray as President and Mr Kasper Bergmann as Vice President. We congratulate both of them and look forward to their continued leadership and contributions to our organisation.
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The WFD has been contacted about the issue of hearing people taking the place of deaf people by teaching or conducting research on national sign languages
📜The WFD now issues a Position Paper as a guide to understanding the importance of deaf-led work.
➡️
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📣Today is the
#IDPD21
.
'Nothing about us, without us' is our motto.
The WFD joins the international community in celebrating this important recognition of the 1⃣billion people with
#disabilities
, including
#deaf
communities.🌐
@IDA_CRPD_Forum
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7⃣5⃣ countries have legally recognized their national sign languages. The WFD continues to work to raise awareness for the achievement of
#deaf
people’s human rights. 🌐
📣 On the
#WorldHearingDay
, the WFD Team says National Sign Languages for All! Let's Make it a Reality.
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#Deaf
people and deaf communities must stand at the forefront of all activities related to
#signlanguage
. In particular, deaf people must be given the opportunity to teach their own sign languages, their national sign languages.
@rejadam
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🌟[International Week of Deaf People 2021 - Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities]
📅Tuesday 21 September: Sustainable Deaf Leadership
Let's celebrate➡️
#IWDP
#WFDeaf
#DeafLeadership
#DeafLeader
#DeafLeaders
#humanrights
#signlanguage
#deafcommunity
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📣The WFD congratulates our Ordinary Member, the Norwegian Deaf Association🇳🇴
@norgesdovefb
on achieving legal recognition of Norwegian Sign Language today!
🌐For more information on other countries with
#LegalRecognition
➡️
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The WFD joins the world in celebrating 🎉🗓️
#IDPD2020
! Deaf people have long fought for full access to society and this fight has enhanced opportunities for millions of deaf people globally🌐. Together, we can achieve our
#humanrights
! 💪
#deafstrong
🤟
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The 2nd day of the International Week of the Deaf with the theme "Inclusive Sign Language Environments".
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National sign languages secure the full inclusion of deaf people in their societies!
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#IWDeaf
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The World Federation of the Deaf is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Pamela Molina as its new Executive Director from 1 January 2021.
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#WFDeaf
#ExecutiveDirector
#HumanRights
#SignLanguage
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6️⃣0️⃣% of countries in the world have not legally recognised their national
#signlanguage
.
➡️WFD is pleased to launch the Guidelines for Achieving Sign Language Rights to support the advocacy work of our Ordinary Members:
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The WFD is at the
@ClindOeilFest
! President
@drjosephjmurray
reaffirms the importance of deaf spaces at this global celebration of deaf arts and culture!
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The WFD is pleased to announce that Pamela Molina has officially joined the WFD as its new Executive Director. She is bringing extensive knowledge and experience on International Human Rights systems and she is the third person in the WFD Secretariat to come from the Global South
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Love to see deaf people from around the globe enjoying each other’s company, here at the Welcome Reception for the XIX World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf.
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📜At our General Assembly, our members approved the Declaration on the Rights of
#DeafChildren
. This declaration contains 10 articles proclaiming the rights of all deaf children.
✍️Support the rights of
#deaf
children by signing it now ➡️
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This year, the WFD celebrates its 70th Anniversary. The WFD is proud to present our special logo to commemorate our 70 years of work for the human rights of deaf people. The WFD is preparing an exciting program for this celebration! More information:
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#IWDeaf
is the week the world looks to deaf people and national
#signlanguages
- with the theme Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights.
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) will celebrate the International Week of the Deaf
#IWDeaf
from 21-27 September 2020.
Please see more information at
Read and Sign the WFD Charter on Sign Language Right for All.
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The WFD is pleased to release a new position paper “Access to National Sign Languages as a Health Need”. National sign languages have a critical role in ensuring
#deaf
people’s optimal mental, physical and social health across the lifespan.
Read more➡️
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The WFD is sharing information about an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) that will be held 21 October 2023.
This EGA is held due to a call from 19 Ordinary Members. This EGA's agenda focuses on the host for the WFD Congress in 2027.
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Congratulations to WFD Ordinary Member
@Dovenschap
on the legal recognition of Dutch Sign Language (NGT) as an official language in the Netherlands!
#NGTnu
#erkenningngt
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📣The WFD is pleased to host a lecture with Dr. Liisa Kauppinen on May 19, 2021. 📆
Join to learn about her journey as a pioneering deaf female advocate and her vision for the future of deaf rights!🌐
#Deaf
#deafwoman
#Humanrights
#WFD70
#LiisaKauppinen
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26 September “Deaf Leadership”
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The motto of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is “Nothing about us without us”. Deaf people know better than anyone what we need.
-
#IWDeaf
#SignLanguages
#Deaf
#DeafLeader
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📣The WFD is pleased to continue to provide updated information regarding countries that have legally recognised their national sign languages.
This year marks 40 years since the first country, Sweden 🇸🇪 recognised their
#SignLanguage
in 1981.
➡️
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#GlobalLeadersChallenge
"Sign Languages Unite Us!"
Thanks to
@BayanRahman
, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to USA
@KRG_USA
#IDSL
#IDSL2022
#SignLanguagesUniteUs
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is seeking a new Executive Director to run the world's largest international nongovernmental organisation of deaf people.
Please see the full job description at
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On the
#IDSL
, the country leaders - whether Presidents, gov officials, members of parliaments,... - are invited to sign this year’s theme “A World Where
#Deaf
People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere!” in their national sign language.
➡️
#GlobalLeadersChallenge
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WFD President Murray and Vice President Bergmann met for 3 days to prepare for the XXI General Assembly, held once every 4 years.
We look forward to an exciting event!
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The Ukrainian Society of the Deaf
@UtogOrg
has released a moving video on the experiences of Ukrainian deaf people. Please support the UTOG by donating to this campaign to support the UTOG and deaf Ukrainian refugees at . .
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Incredible energy at the Opening Ceremony of the WFD XIX World Congress of the Deaf in Jeju, South Korea, with delegates from 79 countries present. Privileged to have an inspiring keynote address from Ban Ki-Moon, the 8th General Secretary of the UN.
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📣 The World Federation of the Deaf makes this statement regarding the General Assembly’s decision for the United Arab Emirates to host the 2027 XX World Congress.
➡️Read the WFD Statement:
#WFD2027
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“This is a bold break with previous stereotypical portrayals of deaf people as being somehow limited by
#deafness
” says
@WFDeaf_org
President
@drjosephjmurray
⬇️Read more about
#Eternals
where one of the superheroes is
#deaf
🎞️
@TIME
@MarvelStudios
@Marvel
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WFD is pleased to announce the addition of a new fellow in inclusive livelihood. Please welcome Kenya native, Ashura Michael. As of October 1st, Ashura will research and report on the situation of inclusive employment for deaf people in Kenya and Uganda.
#wfdeaf
#employment
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A message from WFD Board Member Ms. Hjordis Anna Haraldsdottir: "Small drops of water can erode hard rock over time. We are each one drop, but together we can remove barriers."
-
#wfdeaf
#quote
#deafawareness
#accessilble
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We now have the opportunity to further promote disability inclusion. The WFD calls upon the State Parties to
#CRPD
to nominate signing
#deaf
candidates to the next term of the CRPD Committee, supporting progress towards a more equal global society for all.
#RepresentationMatters
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🌟[International Week of Deaf People 2021 - Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities]🌟
📅Wednesday 22 September: Sustainable Deaf Leadership
Let's celebrate➡️
#IWDP
#WFDeaf
#DeafLeadership
#DeafLeader
#DeafLeaders
#humanrights
#signlanguage
#deafcommunity
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An important message from
#WFD
President Dr. Joseph Murray. Let’s work together to make the world a better and fairer place!
-
#wfdeaf
#deaf
#quote
#deafawareness
@drjosephjmurray
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The 4th day of the
#IWDeaf
"The Legal Recognition of National Sign Languages"
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National sign languages are fully-fledged languages with the same linguistic properties as spoken languages and therefore, deserve the same level of respect.
-
#SignLanguage
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Bids for the XX World Congress of the WFD (2027)
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This
@WHO
webinar on the
#WorldHearingReport
is inaccessible by the Report's own principles❗️ No
#SignLanguage
interpretation and the captions are tiny and illegible. This is unacceptable- policy and recommendations must be aligned!
#RememberToSign
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#GlobalLeadersChallenge
"Sign Languages Unite Us!"
Thanks to Antonio Rodrigue, Permanent Representative of
#Haiti
to the UN 🇭🇹
#IDSL
#IDSL2022
#SignLanguagesUniteUs
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Save the date!
2020 International Week of the Deaf's theme will be “Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights”.
Join our webinar where we will discuss reaffirmation of deaf people’s human rights.
🗓Monday 21 September 2020 | 15:00 – 16:30 CET via Live on the Facebook 🔗
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Dr
@MarkkuJokinen
is the former president of the
@EUD_Brussels
and WFD, and the holder of several other important roles.🌐
He has always worked with respect and strength demonstrated through cooperation with others.
We thank Markku, for his many years dedicated to
#deaf
people.🤟
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🔴LIVE
Welcome to the
@WFDeaf_org
and
@UNGeneva
high-level panel discussion for the
#IDSL
under the theme of "
#SignLanguages
Unite Us!”
Watch it ➡️
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We congratulate:
➡️ Juan Angel de Gouveia on his election as President of
@RIADISorg
➡️Dr Joseph Murray on his election as Secretary-General of the
@IDA_CRPD_Forum
We encourage
#deaf
people to participate in the movement of people with disabilities to advocate for the
#deafrights
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Deaf LGBTQIA+ people have suffered and continue to suffer multiple, intersecting forms of discrimination. 🏳️🌈
This
#PrideMonth
, WFD stands with LGBTQIA+ deaf people. It is time to embrace the full diversity of our deaf communities and humanity. 🌐
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Launch of the International Day of Sign Languages 2022 at the
@UNGeneva
!
#IDSL
#IDSL2022
#DeafStrong
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The upcoming WFD webinar on Sign Language Teaching will take place this 2️⃣8️⃣October.
It aims to explore the importance of
#deaf
people taking the lead in teaching their own national
#signlanguage
with a mix of theoretical and practical presentations.
➡️
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"90 to 95% of
#deafchildren
experience language deprivation."
WFD presented in a training session on
#Accessibility
and
#Disability
Awareness at the
@UN
Headquarters.
WFD Executive Director
@PamelaMolinaT
addressed the participants on the context of
#deaf
people around the world.
Productive training session on
#Accessibility
and
#Disability
Awareness at UNHQ by
@UN_PGA
&
#DGACM
. ASG Cherith Norman Chalet highlighted accessibility measures for UN meetings, & Member States & disability advocacy reps recommended further improvements👉
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📣 September is the month we celebrate the
#IWDP
and the
#IDSL
, the
#WFD
is pleased to continue to provide updated information regarding countries that have legally recognised their national
#signlanguages
, starting with the
#Asian
continent.
🔗
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📣The WFD is pleased to announce that we now have 1⃣3⃣5⃣ Ordinary Members. 🌐
This is the highest number of members in our history. The WFD Board warmly welcomes these new countries as members of our movement. 🇨🇷🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸
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WFD President
@drjosephjmurray
gave a presentation to participants at the
@ClindOeilFest
in Reims, France on the importance of deaf community organizations. Together we are
#DeafStrong
and can secure our rights!
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