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The 66th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution calling for …

WEBThe resolution calls on the World Health Organization (WHO) to prepare a WHO action plan in consultation with United Nations organizations and Member States based on the …

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World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Health Resources Initiative

WEBWFD Health Resources Initiative global survey. As first step of the WFD Health Resources Initiative an international needs assessment survey among Deaf leaders was performed. …

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Guidelines on Access to Information in National Sign Languages

WEBThe World Federation of the Deaf and World Association of Sign Language Interpreters release these joint Guidelines on Providing Access to Public Health …

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Deaf Human Rights in times of Crisis and Disasters

WEBWFD follows the UN's position. All deaf people in crisis or emergency situations have the same rights as everyone else. They deserve the same assistance and information as …

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Human Rights of the Deaf

WEBThe WFD works towards promoting and advancing human rights of deaf people particularly in the following areas: Draws upon the principle of basic human rights in relation to …

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Position Paper on Access to National Sign Languages as a Health …

WEBAs part of this work, we are pleased to release a new position paper “Access to National Sign Languages as a Health Need”. National sign languages have a critical role in …

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Position Paper on Access to National Sign Languages as a Health …

WEBPosition Paper on Access to Na. Position Paper on Access to National Sign Languages as a Health Need. Download (PDF, 734KB) April 21, 2022 Position Paper.

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WFD-WASLI JOINT STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES …

WEBMarch 3, 2020. WFD-WASLI JOINT STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND INTERPRETER OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS …

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Guidelines on Access to Information in National Sign …

WEB6 Fig. 10: Informational public safety video (India) Fig. 11: Informational public safety video (Spain) 3. A good practice would be for a deaf presenter to present information in their …

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World Hearing Day 2021

WEBThis year’s World Hearing Day marks the launch of the first ever World Report on Hearing. The World Report has been 4 years in the making. Throughout this process, …

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Statements and Position Papers Archives

WEB7 September 2016: WFD Position Paper on the Language Rights of Deaf Children. 31 August 2016: WFD Statement on Deaf People’s Right to Drive a Car or other Vehicles. …

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WFD Position Paper on Language Rights of Deaf Children

WEBWFD Position Paper on the Language Rights of Deaf Children, Version 1.0, 7 September 2016 4 than early-exposed signers in learning a spoken language (Mayberry & Lock …

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