State Association of the Deaf Saxony

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State Association of the Deaf Saxony eV
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legal form registered association
founding June 9, 1990

place Dresden
Board Jens Langhof (1st chairman)
Members 20 associations with 813 members (as of May 2010)
Website www.deaf-sachsen.de

The National Association of the Deaf Saxony eVist a non-profit and charitable purposes serving Association . It represents the interests of the deaf in the Free State of Saxony and is politically and religiously neutral.

Purpose and goals

The purpose is to promote the development of the deaf independently and democratically in accordance with the Basic Law .

The declared basic goal is still the equality of the deaf in all areas of social life. For this purpose, training courses and instructions are regularly carried out for board members and committed members of the deaf associations and information is provided on current socio-political and legal issues. In order to always achieve this, we work closely with the clubs.

Furthermore, the regional association, as the representative of the interests of all deaf people in Saxony, is the point of contact for the state government , the social ministry , authorities and other institutions.

The tasks are in particular:

  • Support of the deaf with advice and action as well as safeguarding the social, professional and cultural interests of all deaf people in Saxony, also taking into account the implementation of gender mainstreaming
  • Representation and protection of the interests and claims of the deaf towards authorities , offices and the public as well as the state government
  • Promotion of rehabilitation for the deaf and multiple disabilities deaf and enforcement of the right to rehabilitation technology as an aid
  • Influence on the further education of the deaf
  • Maintenance of the state interpreting center with full-time employees and enforcement of the recognition of sign language interpreters as a profession
  • National and international exchange of experience
  • Connection to schools for the deaf
  • Liaison with teacher and parent organizations of deaf children
  • Connection to societies for the promotion of the hearing impaired
  • Combating and defending against all phenomena that discriminate and damage the deaf

history

  • 1900: Saxon Deaf-Mute Association
The regional merger took place at Whitsun 1900 in Plauen / Vogtland. The goals of the Leipzig-based Saxon Deaf-Mute Association were, among other things, to care for the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the deaf and dumb.
  • 1905: Welfare Association
The second Saxon organization was founded by teachers from the Saxon deaf-mute institutions in Dresden and Leipzig. The welfare association primarily gave mental and physical support to the deaf and dumb in need. Great attention was also paid to training.
  • 1957: District organizations Dresden, Leipzig and Karl-Marx-Stadt
After the Second World War, the association structure was rebuilt. But it was not until 1957 that the district organizations of Dresden, Leipzig and Karl-Marx-Stadt (today's Chemnitz) began their work.
  • 1990: State Association of the Deaf Saxony eV
After the fall of the Wall, there was again the question of re-profiling Saxony. After lengthy preparation, deaf people founded the State Association of the Deaf Saxony eV in Karl-Marx-Stadt on June 9, 1990. Martin Domke was the first chairman for many years and is still active as honorary chairman for the regional association. Overall, the regional association feels committed to tradition, the goals and ideals of the Saxon Deaf-Mute Association and always has this standard in mind in its work.
  • 2011: 111th annual celebration
After the Saxon Deaf and Dumb Association was founded in 1900 and the interests of the deaf have been represented according to its traditions, today's State Association of the Deaf of Saxony celebrates its 111th anniversary.

Milestones

The regional association saw the maintenance and profiling of the existing advice centers and sign language interpreters as one of the first tasks . With the committed support of the Ministry of Social Affairs , the State Interpreting Center was finally founded in 1991, which is still based in Zwickau today. The foundation stone for an extensive network of advice centers for the deaf in Saxony was also built during this period.

The regional association fights on behalf of all deaf people in the new federal states for significantly more subtitling and the insertion of interpreters during various television programs. The aim is to alleviate the unbearable situation for the deaf, who are excluded every day from a full intake of information. In a conversation with other stakeholders, the director of the MDR , Reiter, assured the following: "The further expansion of the accessibility of our offers is a particular concern of ours and we are aware of our social responsibility in this regard." The programs "Sport im Osten" are currently being broadcast. , "Brisant", "MDR aktuell", "Tatort" and "Polizeiruf 110" are broadcast with subtitles. The aim is to ensure that 20 percent of the MDR program is accessible to the deaf and hearing impaired.

Since January 1, 1996, all deaf people with a disability level of 100 have received 103 euros per month in order to be able to compensate financially for their handicapped-specific disadvantages. For many years, the former chairman of the regional association, Martin Domke, campaigned for the so-called deaf benefit and was proud that a law was passed for all deaf people in Saxony - regardless of membership in an association.

The association has been holding a wide variety of discussions with the State Ministry of the Interior for several years . This resulted in the 2007 police leaflet on how to deal with the deaf in the form of instructions for all Saxon police officers. The State Interpreters Center also conducts training for police officers. It is also possible to send emergency messages to the police by fax, but we are still working on a uniform 110 emergency fax number. It is also possible for the deaf to send an emergency SMS via mobile phone.

Since the deaf can only participate to a limited extent in social and cultural life, the regional association for accessibility is committed to this area. Several guided tours with a sign language interpreter are organized.

In the course of the election year 2009, the association campaigned for barrier-free election events. Through talks with Saxon state politicians such as Prime Minister Tillich (CDU), State Minister Mackenroth (CDU), State Minister Stange (SPD) and State Chairman Zastrow (FDP), the use of sign language interpreters was enforced, at least for larger election events, as well as precise information on special topics for the deaf.

Memberships

The association is a member of the following organizations:

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