The Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ( hu, Siketek és Nagyothallók Országos Szövetsége, SINOSZ) was founded in 1907. Its headquarters are located in

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

. The goal of this association is to improve the lives and access to education of deaf and hard of hearing Hungarians. SINOSZ provides various services for the deaf and hard of hearing and their families, such as legal consultation, communication courses, audiology centers, and help paperwork/applications. SINOSZ is a member of

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),

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 ...

(EUD),

International Federation of Hard of Hearing People The International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH) was established in 1977 as an international, non-governmental organization, registered in Germany. IFHOH represents the interests of more than 300 million hard of hearing people world ...

(IFHOH), and European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH).

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* Deafness rights organizations Disability organisations based in Hungary {{Hungary-org-stub