EFHOH - European Federation of Hard of Hearing People

The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People consists of National Associations of/for Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened People, Parents' Organisations and Professional Organisations.

EFHOH comprises the European members of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH) and was established in 1993. It has its own board and secretariat. The federation has non-profitable and benevolent aims and it is a non-political and non-sectarian organisation. EFHOH is a general member of the European Disability Forum (EDF). We also work in good co-operation with IFHOH and our official language is English.

The Board members of the EFHOH carry out their work on an honorary basis.

Current News

March Newsletter has arrived! See the Newsletter section.

EDPD - European Day of Persons with Disabilities  This annual conference held in the beginning of December in Brussels, had for the first time a hard of hearing speaker. Karina Chupina, the President of IFHOHYP, International Federation of Hard of Hearing Young People, gave a presentation about assistive technology. More about the conference in next Newsletter issue, which will arrive in March. You find Karina's presentation on this website, in the Documents and Presentations section.

Conference on Induction Loops    An international conference on induction loops was held in Winterthur, Switzerland on Sept 25 - 27th. Participants came from all parts of Europe and also from USA, Australia and Kuwait. A Resolution was adopted by the conference participants. The Resolution and all presentations will be found on the conference web site www.hearingloops.org

 Statement about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disablities, see the section Documents and Presentations

Updated 2010-03-05