National Association of the Deaf

World Federation of the Deaf: A History by Jack R. Gannon is a comprehensive overview of the first 50 years of the WFD. From its inception as an idea during a chance meeting of friends from Italy, Austria and Yugoslavia in 1949, through its 50th Anniversary in 2001, this book covers it all! Highlights of the quadrennial WFD Congresses, board meetings and the decades as well as quotations taken from Congress proceedings show our changing world views through the issues of the day. Also included are biographies of all WFD award winners, histories of the Deaf associations in each member country of the WFD, and a color section of international stamps recognizing the deaf and disabled communities. The book is published by the National Association of the Deaf (USA).

Click here to see the World Federation of the Deaf announcement about the book.

566 pages. Over 250 photos. Softcover.

$80.00 USD

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Click here to download the World Federation of the Deaf: A History order form (US letter size) or World Federation of the Deaf: A History order form (A4 size, International).

Click here to download the US letter size flyer and A4 size, International flyer.

The NAD would like to thank everyone who was instrumental to bringing about the publication of this book including the WFD, Ordinary Members from all over the world, Gallaudet University, Gerald "Bummy" Burstein, the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund (LCCF), and countless volunteers.

“My hope is that this book will become an important resource for Deaf people everywhere to better understand the remarkable efforts of our leaders who founded and sustained the WFD and our national organizations of the Deaf. At the same time this book can serve to enlighten those who are not deaf and share our struggle for human rights and the celebration of human difference.”
—Jack R. Gannon