European Deafblind Union

The European Deafblind Union (EDbU) describes itself as the Voice of the Deafblind in Europe. It was founded on 22 October 2003 in Fredericia, Denmark, and was later registered in the Czech Republic on 1 February 2007 and in Norway as a foreign business enterprise on 3 March 2009. The organization holds General Assemblies and has been a member of the European Disability Forum since its acceptance by the EDF Board of Directors in Stockholm on 17-18 October 2009.

The European Deafblind Union (EDbU) was founded on 22 October 2003 in Fredericia, Denmark. It was registered in the Czech Republic on 1 February 2007 with identification number 750 982 53, and registered in Norway as a foreign business enterprise on 3 March 2009 with organization number 993 738 174. The organization has held General Assemblies, including the 1st founding GA in Fredericia, Denmark, on 21-22 October 2003 with 16 national delegates present; the 2nd GA in Zagreb, Croatia, on 28-30 April 2008 with 14 national delegates present; the 3rd GA in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on 22-23 May 2013 with 15 national delegates present; and the 4th GA in Finland in June 2017. The EDbU Secretariat was located in Denmark (President's office) from 2003-2005, Russia (Vice-President's office) from 2005-2008, the Czech Republic (EC member/acting Secretary-General's office) from 2006-2008, Norway (Secretary-General's office) from 2008-2013, and Croatia (President's office) from 2013-2017. The EDbU was accepted as a member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) by the EDF Board of Directors in Stockholm on 17-18 October 2009. It signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Deafblind Network (EDbN) on 21 May 2012 and with the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (EFSLI) on 21 May 2012. As of 30 June 2014, the EDbU had 20 national member organizations of people with deafblindness and 3 associated member organizations.

The Voice of the Deafblind in Europe

1. 1European Deafblind Unionedbu.eu
2. 2Historical Facts – European Deafblind Unionedbu.eu
3. 3About EDbU – European Deafblind Unionedbu.eu
4. 4Legal Instruments – European Deafblind Unionedbu.eu
5. 5European Deafblind Unionwikidata.org