Respectful of the choices carried out by the families concerning the modes of schooling of their children and their modes of communication, we could note in the last 20 years the very important contribution of the services set up by our associations with regard to:

• the information and training of parents
• classroom assistants primarily through the SSEFIS (Service of Support for Family Education and School Integration)
• assistants for students at university (centres of support for the integration of the students)
• help in employment, vocational training and in social life in general.

We hope that all of these services set up to support parents, children, and deaf adults, will be consolidated, will continue and develop further.

UNAPEDA in few lines :

• 11 régional associations with services, established on all the French metropolitan territory and overseas : Martinique, Reunion Island, New Caledonia, French Polynesia)
• 15 parent’s associations representing more than 1300 members
• More than 4 000 deaf people who benificiate from our services : children, students, deaf adults
• recognized training for the professionals of deafness
• Website, publications (in french and others languages) , answering service (freephone helpline)
• Information sessions for parents
• Insurance for hearing aids and cochlear implants
• Regional an national parent’s meeting
• International meeting with associations of parents in Europe
• International information exchange via internet with the deaf children’s society (associations of parents) and associations of deaf or hard of hearing people throughout the world

UNAPEDA is a member of FEPEDA, the European Federation of Parents of Hearing Impaired Children.

Since beginning, UNAPEDA organized Familiy Days each year

• 2013 : Jumieges (Normandy) : hearing screening, support for Family, Deaf school education
• 2011 : Jumieges (Normandy) : Dare the extra-ordinary : routes of deaf children by unusual paths.
• 2010 : Granville (Normandy) : With the development of new technologies, support for deaf and hearing impaired is it still necessary? If so in what form?
• 2009 : Nantes town and Saint-Hilaire de Rietz (Vendée) the impact of technological evolution in the care of young deaf people
• 2008 : Granville (Normandy) : Family and Deafness
• 2007 : La Grande Motte (the Languedoc region) : access to cultural practices and sports
• 2006 : Chemere (the Pays de La Loire region) about the new law of 11 of february 2005
• 2005 : Vassivières (the Limousin region): access to culture and spare time activities, access to schooling, access to higher education,access to professional life in mainstream
• 2004 : Questembert (Brittany):information on the range of careers with deaf children and young people, choice for initial vocational education

CHILDREN, STUDENTS AND ADULTS DEAF SUPPORT REGIONAL SERVICE

Several of our regional associations are in charge of students and deaf adult’s program

• support assistants for deaf students ( regional poles of support for the integration)
• support assistants for unemployed deaf people
• support assistants for deaf adults in permanent continuing education and vocational training.
• service for deaf workers and their enterprises
• support of deaf adults in social life
• Sign Language interpreting service
• Sign Language and Cued Speech courses

Three of our regional associations are in charge of deaf children’s schooling

OTHER UNAPEDA SERVICES :

• Insurance for hearing aids and cochlear implants
• Information session for all members of the public on deafness