Italy

Italy

Ente Nazionale per la protezione e l’assistenza dei Sordi – Onlus (ENS) 
Italian National Agency for the protection and assistance of the Deaf

Italy

Information and facts about Italy and Italian National Agency for the protection and assistance of the Deaf:

Established: 1932
Full member of EUD since: 1985

President: Raffaele Cagnazzo
Vice President:
Board Member:
Board Member:
Board Member:

Sign Language: Lingua dei Segni Italiana
Abbreviation: LIS

Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 40,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 200

Convention: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 15 May 2009

Optional Protocol: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 15 May 2009

Via Gregorio VII n.120
00165 Rome
Italy

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+39) 06 39 80 51
Website: www.ens.it