Switzerland
Swiss Federation of the Deaf (SGB-FSS)
Established: 1946
Full member of EUD since: 2006
Address: Oerlikonerstrasse 98, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Contact details:
E-mail: info-d@sgb-fss.ch
Fax: (+41) 44 315 50 47
Phone: (+41) 44 315 50 40
Website link: www.sgb-fss.ch
President: Roland Hermann
Sign Language(s):
Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache
Langue des Signes Francaise
Lingua dei Segni Italiana
Abbreviation of Sign Language: DGS, LSF & LIS
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 10,000
Number of Registered Sign Language Interpreters:
56 in the German-speaking region
30 in the French-speaking region
9 in the Italian-speaking region
