Italy
Ente Nazionale per la protezione e l'assistenza dei Sordi - Onlus (ENS)
Established: 1932
Full member of EUD since: 1985
Address: Via Gregorio VII n.120, 00165 Rome, Italy
Contact details:
Email: presidenza@ens.it
Fax: (+39) 06 39 80 52 31
Phone: (+39) 06 39 80 51
Website link: http://www.ens.it
President: Giuseppe Petrucci
Sign Language: Lingua dei Segni Italiana
Abbreviation of Sign Language: LIS
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 40,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 300
UNCRPD Status
Convention: Signature 30 March 2007 - Ratification 15 May 2009
Optional Protocol: Signature 30 March 2007 - Ratification 15 May 2009
