Canada – Political candidates shouldn’t pay for accessibility: report (The Canadian Press, Tuesday, July 20, 2010)

News report

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/20/ont-human-rights.html

Related article: Scandal of 100,000 deaf people pushed to margins of public life (Tristan Stewart-Robertson, The Scotsman, 31 May 2010)

European Parliament – Paid Traineeships for people with disabilities (including Deaf people)

Details of how Deaf and disabled people can apply for a 5-month paid traineeship (work experience) at the European Parliament in Brussels, Luxembourg or at Information Offices in member states.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?id=147&pageRank=4&language=EN

You Neutral? – ASL Video with subtitles

You Neutral? – ASL video with subtitles – why political involvement is important for D/deaf people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3y-3hkHfoA

HUNGARY – History created at the European Parliament by Deaf MEP Dr. Ádám Kósa

Summary and video – Ádám Kósa MEP addressing the European Parliament in Sign Language, 15 July 2009 (European Union of the Deaf website)

http://www.eud.eu/news.php?action=view&news_id=76

WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF (WFD) – Official documents & factsheets

http://www.wfdeaf.org/documents.html

WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF (WFD) – Deaf People & Human Rights Report (2009)

Text – PDF

http://www.wfdeaf.org/pdf/Deaf%20People%20and%20Human%20Rights%20Report%20-%2023%20Feb%2009%20Version.pdf

WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF (WFD) – Deaf in Power (elected Deaf politicians)

WFD Newsletter June 2009 – see pp. 12-13 - PDF

http://www.wfdeaf.org/pdf/WFD%20Newsletter%20June%2009.pdf

EUROPEAN UNION OF THE DEAF (EUD)

Website – text, pictures, some Sign Language video

http://www.eud.eu/index.php

EUROPEAN UNION OF THE DEAF (EUD) – Four Deaf Parliamentarians in Europe!

EUD website – text & pictures

http://www.eud.eu/news.php?action=view&news_id=73EUROPEAN UNION OF THE DEAF (EUD) -

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – History created at the European Parliament – Deaf MEP Dr. Ádám Kósa (Hungary) addressing the European Parliament in Sign Language, 15 July 2009

EUD website – video & English text summary

http://www.eud.eu/news.php?action=view&news_id=76