Portugal
Federação Portuguesa das Associações de Surdos (FPAS)
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf
Established: 1993
Full member of EUD since: 1985
Address: Praceta Miguel Cláudio nº 3 B, 2700-585 Amadora
Contact details:
Email: fpas@fpasurdos.pt
President: Pedro Costa
Tel: (+351) 21 499 83 08
Website link: http://fpasurdos.pt/
Sign Language: Lingua Gestual Portuguesa
Abbreviation of Sign Language: LGP
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 60,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 100
UNCRPD Status
Convention: Signature 30 March 2007 - Ratification 23 September 2009
Optional Protocol: Signature 30 March 2007 - Ratification 23 September 2009