Japanese Federation of the Deaf
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| Founded | May 25, 1947 |
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Japan |
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Fujisaburo Ishino, President |
| Mission | To realize the full participation and equality of the Deaf in Japanese society. |
| Website | http://www.jfd.or.jp/en/index.html |
The Japanese Federation of the Deaf (全日本ろうあ連盟 Zaidan hōjin zen-nihon rōa renmei?) (JFD) is the national organization of the Deaf in Japan. JFD is also a member organization of the World Federation of the Deaf.
The JFD supports Deaf culture in Japan and works to revise laws that prevent the Deaf in Japan from participating in various professions and activities. In addition, JFD helps to incorporate Japanese Sign Language into education systems for the Deaf and supports the sign language interpreter system.
The JFD is a politically independent national organization with limited financial resources. The 47 prefectural associations are organized in ways which constrain political action, but which are able to access to government funding which benefits its members and related constituencies.
The JFD has influenced the government to pass laws for the welfare of the Deaf and implementation of the Sign Language interpreter system.
The JFD was founded May 25, 1947 and held its first National Congress in Kyoto May 10, 1948. Its pre-war roots arise from the Japanese Association of the Deaf, which was established in 1915 by alumni of the Tokyo School for the Deaf.
As times changed, the JFD officially registered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare May 20, 1950.
Throughout its history the JFD has held many conferences and events for the deaf in Japan, including sporting events and legal seminars.
In 1968 a campaign was organized by the JFD to pressure the government of Japan to allow the Deaf the right to obtain driver's licences, a right that had been withheld due to the Deaf's legal status as "quasi-incompetent persons".
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