Catalan Deaf Association

The Catalan Deaf Association, known in Catalan as the Federació de Persones Sordes de Catalunya (FESOCA), is a non-profit umbrella organisation representing deaf people and local deaf associations across Catalonia, Spain. It is a civil-society federation rather than a commercial enterprise, but it holds a recognised brand identity under the FESOCA name, a public website, and a range of services and advocacy programmes. Its work centres on the rights, accessibility and social inclusion of deaf people, with particular attention to Catalan Sign Language (Llengua de Signes Catalana, LSC). The association brings together member organisations from across Catalonia and engages with public administrations, service providers and other institutions on matters including education, employment, health, culture and accessibility. Through its website and awareness campaigns, it publishes information, raises the visibility of sign language and coordinates community activities. As a federation, its membership base consists of local and county-level deaf associations rather than commercial clients. As a brand, FESOCA is associated with advocacy, community services and awareness raising rather than with selling products on a market. Its public activity is concentrated in Catalonia, and its communications are usually in Catalan and Catalan Sign Language, with Spanish used where necessary. The organisation is part of Spanish and European deaf-community networks, but its primary identity and governance are Catalan. This profile treats the Catalan Deaf Association as a non-profit institutional brand. Because the evidence provided contains no detailed financial, membership or historical data, the relevant fields are left blank rather than estimated.

The Catalan Deaf Association, known in Catalan as the Federació de Persones Sordes de Catalunya (FESOCA), is a federation of deaf associations in Catalonia, Spain. It exists to represent and serve deaf people across the territory and to defend their linguistic and social rights, including the recognition and use of Catalan Sign Language. As a federation, its history is tied to the development of the Catalan deaf-community movement and to the broader recognition of sign languages in Spain and Europe. The organisation operates as a non-profit entity and maintains a public website at fesoca.org, where it presents its mission, member associations, services, and campaigns. Its activities typically include advocacy with public institutions, accessibility and awareness projects, cultural and community events, and information services for deaf people and their families. It also works to promote the visibility of Catalan Sign Language and deaf culture within Catalan society. Because the supplied evidence is limited to a Wikidata identifier, this dossier does not assert specific founding dates, leadership names, or membership figures. The association is treated as an active institutional brand in Catalonia, with its identity centred on the FESOCA name and its Catalan-language and sign-language communications.

Non-profit federation and advocacy brand for deaf people and deaf associations in Catalonia.

1. 1Catalan Deaf Associationwikidata.org