Danish Deaf Association Explained

Danish Deaf Association
Native Name:Danske Døves Landsforbund
Native Name Lang:da
Abbreviation:DDL
Predecessor:Danish: Døvstummeforeningen af 1866
Purpose:Deaf advocacy
Headquarters:Copenhagen, Denmark
Location Country:Denmark
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Lars Ahlburg

The Danish Deaf Association (Danish: Danish: Danske Døves Landsforbund, DDL) is a private advocacy group which works to ensure better living conditions for deaf people in Denmark. It campaigns for equality between deaf and hearing people in education, paid employment and accessibility, as well as the legal status and accessibility of Danish Sign Language.[1]

History

In 1866, a group of deaf craftsmen in Copenhagen who had attended the Danish Institute of Deafness founded an association called ('the Deaf-mute Association of 1866').[2] On 29 October 1898 they formally opened their own building at Brohusgade 17 in Nørrebro. At the 4th Congress of the Council of the Deaf in Sønderborg on 18 May 1935, it was decided to found a nationwide association, the Danish Deaf Association.[3]

The Danish Deaf Association later helped found Døvefilm in 1963, a production company that produces TV programs for the deaf.[4]

Danish Sign Language advocacy

The organization worked for the formal recognition of Danish Sign Language as a separate language, which was achieved in 2014.[5] [6] Upon its recognition, the Danish Sign Language Council was established. The Danish Deaf Association appoints a member to the council.[7] The Danish Deaf Association has also pushed for Danish authorities to make information available in Danish Sign Language, such as information about the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Memberships

The Danish Deaf Association is a member of the World Federation of the Deaf,[9] the European Union of the Deaf since 1985,[10] and the Nordic Council of the Deaf.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VEDTÆGTER FOR Danske Døves Landsforbund 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026103155/https://ddl.dk/fileadmin/user_upload/Editor/PDF_filer/VEDTAEGTER.vedtaget_2017.pdf. 2019-10-26. Danske Døves Landsforbund. da.
  2. Book: Brentari, Diane. Sign Languages. Cambridge University Press. 2010. 9781139487399.
  3. Web site: Danske Døves Landsforbund. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210912150004/https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Danske_D%C3%B8ves_Landsforbund. 2021-09-12. 2021-09-11. Den Store Danske. da.
  4. Web site: Historie. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921015657/https://www.deaftv.dk/om-dovefilm/historie. 2020-09-21. 2021-09-11. www.deaftv.dk. da.
  5. Web site: 2012-05-05. Døve vil have tegnsprog anerkendt som selvstændigt sprog. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911093309/https://politiken.dk/kultur/art5487553/D%C3%B8ve-vil-have-tegnsprog-anerkendt-som-selvst%C3%A6ndigt-sprog. 2021-09-11. 2021-09-11. Politiken. da-DK.
  6. Web site: LOV nr 517 af 26/05/2014, Kulturministeriet. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911100004/https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2014/517. 2021-09-11. 2021-09-11. Retsinformation. da.
  7. Web site: Dansk Tegnsprogsråd – DSN. https://web.archive.org/web/20211123081937/https://dsn.dk/dansk-tegnsprog/organisation/dansk-tegnsprogsraad/. 2021-11-23. 2021-09-12. Dansk sprognævn. da-DK.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-07. Døve har i over et år savnet coronaoplysninger på tegnsprog. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911100754/https://www.berlingske.dk/danmark/doeve-har-i-over-et-aar-savnet-coronaoplysninger-paa-tegnsprog. 2021-09-11. 2021-09-11. Berlingske. da.
  9. Web site: WFD Ordinary Members. dead. 2020-08-05. World Federation of the Deaf. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805102516/http://wfdeaf.org/who-we-are/members/wfd-members/char/D/.
  10. Web site: Denmark. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302105635/https://www.eud.eu/eud-members/full-members/denmark/. 2021-03-02. 2021-09-11. European Union of the Deaf. en.

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