
International Day of Sign Languages Celebration
On the 19th of September, EUD took part in a series of events organised by

#IWDeaf2018 #IDSL2018 #SignLanguagesDay
On the 12th and 13th of September, we celebrated International Days of Sign Languages in

4th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities
On the 6th of December EUD participated at the 4th edition of a major event

EUD had granted special consultative status with the United Nations.
We are pleased to announce that we have just been granted special consultative status with

Launch of new EUD Gender Equality working group
In January 2017, a workshop on women’s rights took place in Ål, Norway. 14 deaf

Multilingualism and equal rights in the EU: the role of sign languages
Yesterday, a historic conference on “Multilingualism and equal rights in the EU: the role of

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
On 25 April 2016, our Executive Director, Mark Wheatley met with Marianne Thyssen who is

The Maltese Parliament approved the Bill declaring that the Maltese Sign Language is to be considered an official language of Malta
Yesterday, 16 March 2016, the Maltese Parliament approved the Bill declaring that the Maltese Sign Language is

New chair of the International Disability Alliance (IDA)
This week the President of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Colin Allen, was

#ParisAttack
EUD wish to express its deepest condolences in regard to the attack that happened in

Interview with Pilar Lima
***Special Report*** The EUD took the opportunity to have an interview with Pilar Lima, who

Greece: Social Europe hanging in the balance
To :EU Heads of States and Governments,Donald Tusk, President of the European Council,Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President