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The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is a supraorganization comprising each respective National Association of the Deaf of the member states of the European Union.The EUD is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), a full member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and has a participatory status with the Council ...
The EuroDeaf, short for European Deaf Football Championships, is a quadrennial European competitions in the association football sport for deaf people. It is organised by the European Deaf Sport Organization (EDSO). It was first held for men's teams in 1987, and for women's in 2011.
In November 2014, she was elected vice-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists group. In addition to her committee assignments, Stevens serves as president of the European Parliament's Disabilities Intergroup. [4] In October 2016, the ECR group announced Stevens as their group's choice to be the next President of the European ...
She was passionate about deaf issues, culture and sign language and longed to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing people. [9] She features as one of a series of portraits of notable deaf artists painted by Nancy Rourke. [10] The Dorothy Miles Cultural Centre was established by a group of both Deaf and hearing friends in her memory.
Emily Spreeman has played a central role in the rise of the U.S. women's deaf national soccer team, showing she can hold her own against World Cup stars.
The EuroDeaf 2015, short for the 2015 European Deaf Football Championships, is the eighth edition of the European competition of deaf football national teams for men, [1] and the second edition for women. [2] It was organized by the European Deaf Sport Organization (EDSO), and was held in Hanover, Germany between 14 and 27 June 2015.
Pinto also met Helga Stevens, a Deaf woman and a member of the European Parliament, [21] and told her about the Deaf community in Israel versus the Deaf communities in Europe. At her speech at the Federation, Pinto spoke about the importance of integrating Deaf and hard-of-hearing people who use both sign language and non-sign language as one ...
In addition to her work as an educator, Simms has long been an advocate in the Deaf community. She is on the leadership board of Deaf Women of Color, an organization she founded in 2005 with Leticia Arellano, Thuan Nguyen-Lakrik, and Francisca Rangel, [7] which provides educational and professional development opportunities for Deaf women of color, including annual conferences.