Switzerland
Schweizerischer Gehöerlosenbund
Fedération Suisse des Sourds
Federazione Svizzera dei Sordi (SGB-FSS)
Swiss Federation of the Deaf
Established: 1946
Full member of EUD since: 2006
President: Marinus Spiller
Vice President: Vincent Guyon
Board Member: Marzia Brunner
Board Member: Brigitte Schökle
Sign Language(s):
– Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache
– Langue des Signes Francaise
– Lingua dei Segni Italiana
Abbreviation:
– DSGS
– LSF
– LIS
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 10,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters:
– German-speaking region, 63
– French-speaking region, 32
– Italian-speaking region, 8
Convention: Signature N/A
Ratification: 15th May 2014
Optional Protocol: Signature N/A
Ratification: N/A
Räffelstrasse 24
8045 Zürich
Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+41) 44 315 50 40
Website: www.sgb-fss.ch
