During the visit, the team held high-level meetings with key representatives from the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO), ACTVET (Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training), the Emirates Association of the Deaf (EAD), and other relevant stakeholders.

The Vice President of WFD* came to Kazan for the DeafSkills National Professional Skills Championships and answered our questions.

Representatives of 57 Russian cities took part in the competition in 26 professions.

More than 220 people from 57 cities of Russia participated in competitions in 26 competencies. Their performances were evaluated by 130 experts. The 1st National DeafSkills Professional Skills Championships for people with hearing impairments was held in the capital of Tatarstan until December 11.

DeafSkills National Championships 2021: the world's largest event dedicated to vocational education and employment of the Deaf.

More than 200 participants from 7 countries discussed the problems of employment, education of the deaf and adopted an important resolution.

The world's first championships of young professionals with hearing impairments has begun in the capital of Tatarstan.

The first National DeafSkills Professional Skills Championship for people with hearing impairments will open today in Kazan in the concert hall of the Universiade Village. Its participants will be more than 220 people. This was announced today at a press conference in the Tatar-Inform news agency by the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan Elmira Zaripova.

Kazan, Russia - On December 9-11, 2021, Kazan hosted the First National DeafSkills Professional Skills Championships, which was attended by hearing-impaired people aged 18 to 35 years. The championships were organized by the All-Russian Society of the Deaf (VOG), the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the World Federation of the Deaf, the Interregional Public Organization of the Disabled, the youth organization of the Deaf "Success" with the support of the United Nations Democracy Fund.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the organization's founding, the WFD is hosting monthly webinars covering a variety of important topics in the field of ensuring the rights of deaf people. The webinars aim to raise awareness and provide some guidance to National Associations of the Deaf, governments, various stakeholders, and the general public about the challenges that Deaf people face in participating in all walks of life in national sign languages ​​and in exercising their rights.