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Philippines
Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
6. Profile
• Deaf Association is a recognised, valued and highly regarded organisation
7. Government/Stakeholders
• The Deaf Association has effective collaborative relationships with national and local government
and key stakeholders to ensure their policies and procedures are effective for Deaf people
1. Livelihood/Employment
2. Sign Language
1. Abolishment of the limits on driving licenses for Deaf people
2. Security of society participation for Deaf people
3. Improvement of policies affecting Deaf people
4. Development and passage of a sign language law
5. Build a hall
No information supplied.
1. Interpreting
2. Sign Language Teaching
3. Skills Training
4. Education (Literacy)
5. Health and Safety
6. Sports
7.2.7 Please describe the structure of your National Association of the Deaf/Deaf Group (e.g. congress/annual
meeting/board/executive/districts/local associations and so forth).
Country
Australia
Cambodia
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Please describe the structure of your National Association of the Deaf/Deaf Group (e.g. congress/annual
meeting/board/executive/districts/local associations and so forth).
• National organisation managed by a Board. Day to day running of the organisation is delegated to paid
staff, with the board setting the directions and approving strategic plans and budgets. The board
meets 3 or 4 times per year.
• There is a state branch in each of the 6 Australian states. These state branches are separately
incorporated organisations and are run by a board of management of their own. Deaf Australia and the
state branches share members – ie when a member living in, for example Victoria, joins Deaf Australia,
they automatically become a member of the Victorian branch also.
• Deaf Australia holds an Annual General Meeting each year, usually in November. All ordinary (Deaf)
members have a vote, and each state branch also has three votes each as an organisation member.
• State branches also have their own Annual General Meeting at different times.
• Local associations can be members of their State branch.
DDP is creating a foundation for a national association by establishing Deaf groups in various parts of the
country. We hope eventually they will form a Deaf community. Eventually leadership will emerge and form
a national association.
Provided organisational chart.
Provided organisational chart.
The Deaf-Mute Unit was accepted by Lao Disabled People’s Association of the Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare.
• Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) is a national self-help organisation, administered by Deaf
people
• MFD is represented by 13 state organisations (local associations)
• MFD has an annual meeting and the MFD Board is elected every two years
• Annual General Assembly – includes local member organisations in NFDH, which is the umbrella
organisation. Every three years the annual general assembly converts into a congress/convention for all
Deaf board members including the president.
• The Executive Committee is the board that implements all plans and programmes as directed by the
annual general assembly and the constitution. There are 11 Board members, with a minimum of two
female members.
• Executive Committee appoints several committees to work for the board and on implementation of
plans. Each of these committees has a co-ordinator and a secretariat.
• NFDH has committees on: Education, Sign Language, Interpreters, Programme Development, Women,
Human Rights, Culture, Youth, Sports and driver licence registration.
• In every programme and action plan a Deaf person takes the leadership.
• The Executive Board is elected by the members of the organisation (Deaf members only)
• The Annual General Meeting takes place annually (traditionally in November)
• The Executive Board appoints the Chief Executive
• The Chief Executive operates the organisation under the direction of the Board
• There are 13 offices throughout New Zealand. Each office works with their local community members
Provided organisational chart.
• The main body is the Association of the Deaf
• 16 Local associations
• 146 Regional associations
• Sign Language Interpreter Centre
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 44
and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations of Disabled Persons
International Aid Association (Shia).