| Croatia Croatian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Established: 1921 Address: HR - 10000 Zagreb, Palmoticeva 4, Croatia Email: hrv.savez-gluhih@zg.t-com.hr Fax: (+385) 1 4835 585 Phone: (+385) 1 4814 114 Website link: http://www.hsgn.hr
Mission statement of the organisation Mission statement: Mission of CADHoh is helping the Deaf and HoH in overcoming communicational difficulties, which put the Deaf and HoH in an unequal social and cultural position.
Details of the Board President: Mr. Andrija Halec (D) Board Members: Dr. Ivo Jerkovic (HoH) - Milan Lijic (D) - Zlatko Friscic (HoH) - Katica Krizic (D) - Petar Baranja (HoH) - Visnja Jonjic (D)
Details of the Staff Executive Director: Andrija Halec (D) Other staff: Administrative secretary: Tajana Biskupic (H); Accountant: Snjezana Cipek Dovsak (HoH)
Statistics General Population of your country? (Including hearing people): 4.5 million Official or approximate figures of the number of Deaf people living in your country? 20,000 Official or approximate numbers of Deaf people who use sign language as their primary language? 12,000 How many people are members of the NAD? 12,000 Does your National Association of the Deaf publish any magazine or newsletters for your members? Yes Does your National Association of the Deaf have a Youth section? No
Status of Sign Language Is Sign Language legally recognised as part of your Government's constitution? No Is there any campaign to get the sign language legally recognised? Yes
Status of Sign Language Interpreters Approximate number of qualified sign language interpreters: 100 Details of training centre/courses: CADHoh organise regular basic and advanced courses in its member association. Courses are run by other qualified sign language interpreters.
Technology Does your country provide Video Interpreting Service? No If not, when will it be implemented? We hope very soon.
Deaf centre/clubs How many deaf centres/clubs? 26 Details of the deaf centre/clubs: In all major cities there are clubs and associations of the Deaf and HoH.
Universities/Sign Language Units Are there any universities that deal with Sign Language? (Deaf Studies, Linguistics, Interpreting)
Deaf Schools Number of Deaf Schools: 6 Education method (Sign Language, Oral or other methods): 5 schools in Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Karlovac and Sisak called 'SUVAG' - Oral method, and 1 school in Zagreb called 'Slava Raskaj' which uses oral methods and recently started teaching in Sign Language, too
History of the NAD The first Deaf organisation was founded in 1921 by deaf painter Ivan Smole (pupil of Adalbert Lampe - famous deaf teacher) in Zagreb. At that time it was called 'Dobrotvor'. After the Second World War all documentation and Statute of 'Dobrotvor' was burned down by communists and new organization was formed. It was called 'United peoples front of Croatian Deaf', very soon after that 'Yugoslavian Association of Hearing impaired' was formed, and the year after 'United peoples front of Croatian Deaf' changed its name to 'Executive board of Yugoslavian Association of Hearing Impaired in Croatia'. From that period the most productive decades of our organisation started. Financing from the State was stable, and the organisation had plenty of activities. 1955. II World Congress of WFD was held in Zagreb. When the new Croation State was formed our organisation changed its name to the present one. Who are the most important people in your country's history?
Last updated: 25 January 2010 |
