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.

Austrian Federation of the Deaf

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

Austrian Federation of the Deaf

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

Disability organisations based in Austria

Deaf culture in Austria

Deafness organizations

1913 establishments in Austria

Austrian Federation of the Deaf