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4.1.4 Background of the Country Respondents Ten out of 14 country respondents (Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand) are Ordinary Members (OMs) of WFD and were established between 1946 to 1997; the oldest National Association in WFD RSA/P is the one of the Republic of Korea, which was established in 1946, with the most recently-established being the one in the Philippines (1997). Four country respondents, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are not Ordinary Members of WFD, although Cambodia is an Associate Member. Information supplied from these countries was from a Deaf School (Bhutan), a Deaf Programme (Cambodia) and Deaf Groups (Laos and Myanmar). All ten OMs have their own organisational statutes/constitutions and all are recognised by their country’s government as the association representing Deaf people. Three of the four non-member respondents (Bhutan, Cambodia and Laos) stated their country’s government recognised their organisation; only in Myanmar is the Deaf Group not yet recognised by the current government. All ten WFD OMs described their organisational charts; a brief overview of their structures is: • Most of the Associations hold an annual General Assembly Meeting although some hold a General Meeting every two years • A large number of the Associations handle their own affairs and run annual meetings with their local regional members Two non-members (Cambodia and Laos) provided organisational backgrounds; Cambodia is planning to create a foundation for a national association of Deaf people. A full explanation of the organisational structures is provided on page 44. Six of the 14 country respondents (Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand and Thailand) outlined clear policy statements in the areas of: • Sign Language • Interpreting • Human Rights of Deaf People • Educational Settings for Deaf Youth • Deaf Culture/Deaf Awareness • Cochlear Implants Other country respondents have not developed policy statements or did not provide this information. Only ten of the country respondents outlined the six highest priority issues or actions in their strategy action plans; the most common issues being: • Deaf Education • Sign Language • Sign Language Interpreters • Advocacy • Social Services • Deaf Culture/Deaf Awareness • Information Technology/Telecommunications • Employment/Vocational Training • Deaf Women • Deaf Community Development • Information Resources The questions then focused on numbers of Regional and Local Deaf Associations in each country. The largest number of Regional Deaf Associations is in the Republic of Korea (146) and the largest number of Local Deaf Associations is in Indonesia (69). New Zealand does not have either Regional or Local Associations. Eight of ten WFD OMs supplied information about the number of board members of their Association. The number of board members ranges between seven and 25; Japan has the largest number with 25 members on the board. Indonesia did not supply this information. Of the non-members, only Laos has a Deaf Unit under the auspices of the Lao Disabled People’s Association of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare; there are five Deaf members in this Unit. One question specifically asked for the number of Deaf people serving as a member on the national board. Eight of nine country respondents (Australia, Japan, Laos, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand) have 100% Deaf people on the board. Malaysia has the least number of Deaf people on the board, with eight out of nine members being Deaf. The general average of Deaf people serving as a board member in countries in WFD RSA/P is 99%. Another question queried the number of Deaf women serving on boards. Australia has five Deaf women out of a total of seven board members (71%) and Japan has the smallest female representation with two out of 25 members being women (8%). Only The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 14 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia).
two countries (Australia and Philippines) have more Deaf female board members than Deaf male members. The approximate average of Deaf women serving on Deaf Association Boards in WFD RSA/P is 23%. Twelve of 14 country respondents have committees for specific areas of interest or affiliation with other relevant independent groups as follows: • Nine (75%) Countries have committees on Sign Language Interpreting, Sports Groups and Deaf Women’s Groups • Seven (58%) Countries have committees on Sign Language Research, Deaf Education and Deaf Youth • Six (50%) Countries have a committee for Parents of Deaf Children • Five (42%) Countries have a committee for Cultural Groups of Deaf People • Four (33%) Countries have committees on Deaf Seniors, Deaf People with Other Disabilities and other committees • Two (16%) Countries have a committee for Children of Deaf Adults • One (8%) Country has a committee for Deafblind • One (8%) Country has a committee for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual In reference to the employment of staff members, ten countries (Australia, Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand) supplied this information while two countries (Indonesia and Philippines) do not have any staff members. New Zealand has the largest number of staff members, both Deaf and hearing, at 52. Australia has 100% Deaf employees within the organisation while Japan has a small group of Deaf employees (20%). The final question in this section queried whether any of the countries had a Deaf Chief Executive, Executive Director or Deaf Person-In-Charge of the National Association of the Deaf. Eight countries reported in the affirmative: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines (Volunteer), Korea and Thailand. 4.2 Population of Deaf People Seven of the country respondents (Bhutan, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand) stated that their government has an official number of Deaf people in their country as shown below: Country Does your country’s government have any official number of Deaf people in your country? Total Deaf people Bhutan Yes 6,170 Japan Yes 312,000 Malaysia Yes 29,522 Philippines Yes 121,000 Republic of Korea Yes 180,000 Sri Lanka Yes 73,343 Thailand Yes 90,000 Total 7 Yes (50%) 812,035 Based on 14 respondents Only two governments (Japan and Sri Lanka) stated the number of Deaf women and men: Country Deaf Women Deaf Men Gender Unknown Japan 169,000 138,000 5,000 Sri Lanka 32,759 40,584 Total 201,759 178,584 5,000 The following shows the number of Deaf people as recorded by seven country respondents themselves (Australia, Cambodia, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Korea and Thailand): Country Does your Association have any official or approximate figures of the number of Deaf people living in your country? Total Deaf people Australia Yes 16,000 Cambodia Yes 85,000 Japan Yes 23,905 Nepal Yes 192,000 New Zealand Yes 9,000 Republic of Korea Yes 300,000 Thailand Yes 300,000 Total 7 Yes (50%) 925,905 Based on 14 respondents The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 15 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia).
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7.10.3 Does your Association/Group
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2.0 National Association of the Dea
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2.8.1 How many affiliated regional
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4.10 Are Deaf people allowed to mar
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Appendix No 4 WFD POLICY Work Done
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