Our Vision
A World Where Everywhere Deaf People Can Sign Anywhere
Our Work
We work towards the full realisation of linguistic rights and human rights in all areas of life, with full recognition and implementation of these rights across local, national and international levels.
Here’s what we aim to accomplish in the coming year:
We will continue supporting deaf communities affected by disasters and conflicts as we always have.
The WFD will continue promoting, alongside our national members, the legal recognition of National Sign Languages and the early acquisition of their national sign languages for deaf children worldwide.
We are organising the 5th WFD Conference in Kenya, in Africa. Under the theme ‘Advancing sign language rights’, leaders of national deaf associations and deaf women from around the world will join this event to strengthen each other through our ongoing mutual vision.
We currently have 137 national associations of deaf people representing local, rural, and marginalised deaf communities, who will ultimately respond to and disseminate a comprehensive survey to gather updated data on their priorities and needs regarding deaf communities and sign languages. Currently, there is scarce data on deaf people who use sign languages. We want to lead citizen data gathering on their needs to improve and strengthen our advocacy strategies in 2025 before governments and decision-makers.
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Together, we can build a world where everywhere deaf people can sign anywhere.
BANK TRANSFER
Account Name: WFD Money Collection Licence
Bank Name and Address: Nordea Bank Finland Plc., Aleksanterinkatu 36, FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland
SWIFT/BIC Code: NDEAFIHH
IBAN: FI07 1555 3000 1203 04