Austrian Federation of the Deaf

The Austrian Federation of the Deaf (ÖGLB), , is a national federation for the deaf in Austria.

It is affiliated to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) since 1951 and the European Union of the Deaf since 1995. It was established in 1913. Its headquarters are in Vienna. The president is Helene Jarmer.

The Austrian Federation of the Deaf includes 2000 members. The federation took his current name in 1985.

Presidents 1913–1915 Karl Pawlek 1915–1917 Josef Pollanetz 1917–1919 Franz Wilhelm 1919–1921 Theodor Kratochwil 1921–1923 Georg Schwarzböck 1923–1926 Karl Pawlek 1926–1928 Theodor Kratochwil 1928–1938 Georg Schwarzböck 1940–1943 Karl Johann Brunner 1946–1949 Heinrich Prochazka 1949–1955 Karl Altenaichinger 1956–1960 Heinrich Prochazka 1960–1965 Karl Johann Brunner 1965–1970 Gerhard Schmidt 1970–1985 Willibald Tapler 1985–1997 Peter Dimmel 1997–2001 Trude Dimmel 2001– Helene Jarmer

See also Sign language Austrian Sign Language Deaf culture References

External links Austrian Federation of the Deaf