The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) have worked together to submit a joint submission to the new guidelines from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The guidelines addresses the multiple forms of intersectional discrimination against women and girls with disabilities The submission focuses on how deaf women and girls around the world experience multiple and overlapping forms of discrimination, not only because they are women and persons with disabilities, but also because they use sign language and belong to linguistic and cultural minorities.
Through this joint work, EUD and WFD highlight the urgent need for governments to recognise national sign languages as a ground for discrimination and to make sure that laws and policies fully protect deaf women and girls. The submission calls for better access to healthcare, education, justice, and public life, all in national sign languages.
Together, EUD and WFD are standing up for equality, visibility, and inclusion of deaf women and girls everywhere, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights are respected at every level.
