International Organizations

DeafBlind International (DBI)
DBI promotes services throughout the world for deaf-blind individuals. Its website has print publications on topics related to deafblindness.

Sense
Sense promotes services in the United Kingdom for deaf-blind individuals. Its website has print publications on a variety of topics on deafblindness.

World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI)
WASLI promotes the profession of sign language interpreting internationally. Its website has a range of resources on interpreter training and certification.

World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)
The World Federation of the Deafblind is a non-governmental and not-for-profit worldwide organization of deafblind people that aims to improve the quality of life of deafblind people world wide.

World Blind Union (WBU)
WBU brings together all the major national and international organizations of blind persons and those organizations providing services to the visually impaired to work on the issues affecting the quality of life for blind people.  Globally, WBU is divided into 6 regions, with each region having its own President and volunteer executive team to assist the needs of the local members.

World Federation of the Deaf
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organisation representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of these 70 million live in developing countries, where authorities are rarely familiar with their needs or desires.

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