Portugal

Portugal

Federação Portuguesa das Associações de Surdos (FPAS)
Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf

Portugal

Information and facts about Portugal and Portuguese Federation of Associations of the Deaf:

Established: 1993
Full member of EUD since: 1985

President: Pedro Costa
Vice President:

Board Member:
Board Member:
Board Member:

Sign Language: Lingua Gestual Portuguesa
Abbreviation: LGP

Number of Deaf Sign Language Users: 60,000
Number of Working Sign Language Interpreters: 100

Convention: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratificatio: 23 September 2009

Optional Protocol: Signature 30 March 2007
Ratification: 23 September 2009

Praceta Miguel Cláudio, 3-B
2700-585 Amadora
Portugal

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+351) 214 998 308
Website: www.fpasurdos.pt