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 A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

founded in 1985 and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the

World Federation of the Deaf The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organization that acts as a peak body for national associations of Deaf people, with a focus on Deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends. WFD aims ...

(WFD), a full member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and has a participatory status with the Council of Europe (CoE).

History

List of presidents

* 2013 – present: Dr Markku Jokinen () * 2007–2013:

Berglind Stefánsdóttir Berglind may refer to: * Berglind (given name) Berglind is an Icelandic female given name. It started to be used in the 1930s and 1940s. Notable people Notable people with this given name include: * Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir Berglind Ásgeirsd� ...

() * 2005–2007: Helga Stevens () * 1990–2005:

Knud Søndergaard Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

() * 1989–1989: Jeff Labes () * 1985–1989:

Jock Young Jock Young (4 March 1942 – 16 November 2013) was a British sociologist and an influential criminologist. Biography Jock Young was educated at the London School of Economics. His PhD was an ethnography of drug use in Notting Hill, West ...

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