Who we are

FEPEDA is a non-governmental umbrella organisation set up to represent associations of parents and friends of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children at a European level.  It promotes the equal rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and young people and their families across Europe in order to contribute to a fully inclusive European Society, where Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, young people and their families have equality of opportunity and participation.

FEPEDA was founded in 1990.  The founding members of FEPEDA were the associations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK.