Austrian Federation of the Deaf

The Austrian Federation of the Deaf (ÖGLB), German: Österreichischer Gehörlosenbund, is a national federation for the deaf in Austria.

It is affiliated to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) since 1951 and the European Union of the Deaf since 1995. It was established in 1913. Its headquarters are in Vienna. The president is Helene Jarmer.

The Austrian Federation of the Deaf includes 2000 members. The federation took his current name in 1985.

Presidents
  • 1913–1915 Karl Pawlek
  • 1915–1917 Josef Pollanetz
  • 1917–1919 Franz Wilhelm
  • 1919–1921 Theodor Kratochwil
  • 1921–1923 Georg Schwarzböck
  • 1923–1926 Karl Pawlek
  • 1926–1928 Theodor Kratochwil
  • 1928–1938 Georg Schwarzböck
  • 1940–1943 Karl Johann Brunner
  • 1946–1949 Heinrich Prochazka
  • 1949–1955 Karl Altenaichinger
  • 1956–1960 Heinrich Prochazka
  • 1960–1965 Karl Johann Brunner
  • 1965–1970 Gerhard Schmidt
  • 1970–1985 Willibald Tapler
  • 1985–1997 Peter Dimmel
  • 1997–2001 Trude Dimmel
  • 2001– Helene Jarmer
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