Switzerland
Schweizerischer Gehöerlosenbund / Fedération Suisse des Sourds / Federazione Svizzera dei Sordi (SGB-FSS)
Swiss Federation of the Deaf
Established: 1946
Full member of EUD since: 2006
Address: Raeffelstrasse 24, 8045 Zürich, 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: Dr. Tatjana Binggeli
Sign Language(s):
Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache DSGS
Langue des Signes Francaise LSF
Lingua dei Segni Italiana LIS
Abbreviation of Sign Language: DSGS, LSF & LIS
Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 10,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 63 in the German-speaking region, 32 in the French-speaking region, 8 in the Italian-speaking region
UNCRPD Status
Convention: Signature and Ratification 15th May 2014
Optional Protocol: Signature N/A - Ratification N/A
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