Austria

Austria

Österreichischer Gehörlosenbund (ÖGLB)
Austrian Deaf Association 

Austria

Information and facts about Austria and Austrian Deaf Association:

Established: 1913
Full member of EUD since: 1995

President: Helene Jarmer
1. Vice President: Gabriele Zemann
2. Vice President: Reinhard Grobbauer
3. Vice President: Monika Mück-Egg
General Secretary: Lukas Huber
Treasurer: Klaus Patzak
Vice Treasurer: Magdalena Klaric

Sign Language: Österreichische Gebärdensprache
Abbreviation: ÖGS

Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 8,000 – 10,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 150

Convention: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 26 September 2008

Optional Protocol: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 26 September 2008

Waldgasse 13/2
1100 Vienna
Austria
 
Website: www.oeglb.at