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WFD aims to promote the human rights of deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the United Nations (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. [2] WFD is also a member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA).
The idea of having a Deaf flag was largely accepted by the ordinary members (consisting of a national Deaf organisation), but the World Federation of the Deaf postponed the discussion on the design of the flag and its position on supporting the use of the flag proposed by Sweden to the next board meeting, to be held in Norway in November 2011. [4]
International Week of the Deaf International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf . The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951.
The “now” in “Deaf President Now!” refers to the second week of March 1988 — when the students of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., united in protest of the board’s choice of a ...
The Norwegian Association of the Deaf (NDF; Norwegian: Norges Døveforbund) is a national organisation for the deaf and sign language users in Norway. It is affiliated to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD). It was established in 1918. Its headquarters are in Oslo. The official language of the association is Norwegian Sign Language.
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