Czech Union of the Deaf
Česká unie neslyšících, z.ú.
Praha 1, Czech Republic
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Founded in 1990, Czech Union of the Deaf is a non-profit association based in Praha 1, Czech Republic working on disability, education, arts & culture.
The Czech Union of the Deaf (Česká unie neslyšících, z.ú.) is a non-profit association founded in 1990 that provides services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the Czech Republic. Its work includes sign language interpreting, speech-to-text transcription, social activation services, sign language courses, and publishing the UNIE magazine. It also advocates for the rights of deaf people and aims to bring the deaf community closer to the wider public. The organisation operates from Prague and has branches in Brno, Ostrava, Liberec, Kroměříž and Karlovy Vary.
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Sociálně aktivizační služby (SAS / CSS ČUN)
Disability · Czech Republic
Social activation services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, run by regional branches in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Liberec and other locations.
Tlumočnické služby (interpreting services)
Disability · Czech Republic
Interpreting between Czech sign language and spoken Czech for deaf people.
Simultánní přepis (simultaneous transcription)
Disability · Czech Republic
Speech-to-text transcription of spoken language for deafened and hard-of-hearing people.
Kurzy českého znakového jazyka (Czech sign language courses)
Education · Czech Republic
Courses in Czech sign language, some accredited by the Ministry of Education (MŠMT), open to the public and the deaf community.
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Nadace Naše dítě, Nadace Umění pro zdraví, Nadace Zdraví pro Moravu, Nadace Život dětem, Nadace Diplomatic Spouses, Diplomatic Spouses Association, WFD World Federation of the Deaf, ČRSS Czech Council of Social Services
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