| France Fédération Nationale des Sourds de France (FNSF) Established: 1834 Full member of EUD since: 1985
Email: contact@fnsf.org Fax: (+33) 1 40 30 18 21 Phone: (+33) 1 40 30 18 36 Website link: http://www.fnsf.org
Details of the Board President: Phillipe Boyer Board Members: Jean-François Burtin - 1. Vice President, Annette Leven - 2. Vice President, Vincent Cottineau -General Secretary, Christelle Balard - Office Secretary, General Treasurer - Claude Ramez, Antoine Billy - Assistant Treasurer Board: Aliza M'Sika (responsible for JSF), Josette Bouchauveau (responsible for SSF), Chritisan Coudouret, José-Carlos Dias, Bruno Moncelle, Davy Lacroix
Anne Meyer - Secretary (bilingual)
Statisticts General Population of your country? 67,000,000 Official or approximate figures of the number of Deaf people living in your country? 3,000,000 Official or approximate numbers of Deaf people who use sign language as their primary language? Nearly 400,000 How many people are members of the NAD? 1,500 Does your National Association of the Deaf publish any magazine or newsletters for your members? Project underway Does your National Association of the Deaf have a youth section? Yes http://www.fnsf.org/jsf/
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, French Sign Language was recognised in a law of 11 February 2005, but does not form part of the Constitution.
Approximate number of qualified sign language interpreters: 250 Details of training centre/courses: There are two major training centres in France: AFILS and SERAC as well as several other smaller centres
Does your country provide Video Interpreting Service? Yes
Are there are any universities that deal with Sign Language? (Deaf Studies, Linguistics, Interpreting) Yes
Number of Deaf Schools and teaching methods: 15 schools using French Sign Language only and 5 school using a bilingual approach, and several schools using other methods (oral, LPC...)
After the ban on sign language in 1880 the Deaf created a federation. The first reunion was founded in 1893, the federation has since changed several times (title, statutes etc). At the moment, it is called 'National Federation of the Deaf' and has been established since 1966.
Last updated: 25 May 2010 |
