SGB-FSS
The SGB-FSS is the umbrella organisation of self-help for Deaf people and hearing impaired. It represents the attidude "Equal rights and same chances for Deaf people in education, profession, society and culture."
Community
The swiss deaf society is a complex network of associations, umbrella organisations, companies and private individuals. Deafzone provides overview and brings transparency into the network. An important instrument for the cohesion and for the political fight.
General information on the swiss deaf society
In Switzerland the deaf society is covered by two umbrella organisations SGB-FSS and SONOS. Both organisations are reflexing two different political directions: Sign language (SGB-FSS) and spoken language (SONOS). Both umbrella organisations have numerous collective members (associations and private individuals) and receive BSV contributions from the Swiss federation for maintenance.
Connections to foreign countries
SGB-FSS is member of the international WFD, a global organisation which stands for human rights of deaf people. In neighbouring countries Germany and Austria, many groups and websites are hightened active.
Recommendations of Deafzone
FOCUSFIVE
Do you miss "Sehen statt hoeren"? The cool duo Michel Laubacher and Stanko Pavlica have set up FOCUSFIVE on their own account: The first signed Web-TV of German-Switzerland, which regularly broadcasts visual news over the net.
Pisourd
100'000 video a month are viewed in average on an unique site in the world: www.pisourd.ch
Thanks to an innovative concept, Pisourd offers more than 2'400 videos in the French sign language on the themes: health, sexuality, relations, families, violence, drugs, + 50, work/formation, world of the deaf people. An expression of information but also quizzes, a visual forum and a dictionary are there.
Thanks to an innovative concept, Pisourd offers more than 2'400 videos in the French sign language on the themes: health, sexuality, relations, families, violence, drugs, + 50, work/formation, world of the deaf people. An expression of information but also quizzes, a visual forum and a dictionary are there.
Taubenschlag
Taubenschlag is a huge portal for hearing impaired in the germany-spoken area with miscellaneous and up-to-date information, communication and contacting possibilities.
topdix
topdix is a self-helping organisation driven by young deaf people speaking for the hearing impaired youth and younger adults of German-Switzerland.
ZSL Zentrum für Selbstbestimmtes Leben
The Independent Living Movement is committed to the unconditional equality and defends itself against any form of discrimination, segregation and heteronomy of people with disabilities.
These recommendations are derived from the Deafzone Webclan and are updated constantly. They are sorted by importance and do not follow financial interests.