More than 1,800 participants from 120 countries will all be attending next week at the Palais des Congrès for the XVIII World Congress of the Deaf! For more information on the Congress, please visit wfdcongress2019.org

Plus de 1 800 participants venant de 120 pays se réuniront tous la semaine prochaine au Palais des Congrès pour le XVIII Congrès Mondial des Sourds ! Pour plus d'informations sur le Congrès, rendez-vous sur wfdcongress2019.org/fr #WFD2019

Preparation of badges to receive you in 6 days! Thanks to these volunteers for their availability! - Préparation de badges pour vous recevoir dans 6 jours ! Merci à ces bénévoles pour leur disponibilité ! #WFD2019 @WFDPresident

We are proud to announce Rogervoice as one of our platinum Sponsors. Thank you, Rogervoice, for supporting the XVIII World Congress of the WFD! - Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer Rogervoice comme l'un de nos sponsors. Merci Rogervoice de soutenir le XVIII Congrès mondial de la FMS !

My poster for WFD is done! Come see (the rest of) my poster on how we can secure Sign Language rights for ALL! and how this can help the deaf community in all aspects of life. Leave a comment if you will pass by! #wfd2019 #signlanguage

Preparation day is underway with WFD 2019 for the General Assembly and Congress! We look forward to seeing you all! #WFD2019 #WFD

We are proud to announce Huawei Mobile as one of our platinum Sponsors. Thank you, Huawei, for supporting the XVIII World Congress of the WFD! - Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer Huawei comme l'un de nos sponsors. Merci Huawei de soutenir le XVIIIe Congrès mondial de la FMS ! #WFD2019

#wfd2019 En París se encuentran desde ayer la presidenta Concha Díaz y la vicepresidenta de CNSE María Jesús Serna en representación de nuestro país para atender tanto el taller de trabajo como la Asamblea General y el Congreso Mundial de la WFD.

I’m excited to work with this lovely group of volunteers this week at the WFD Congress! Without them, this congress wouldn’t be possible! #WFD2019

Sophie Cluzel, the Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities, gives a speech. “The hearing have everything to learn from those who speak with the body. The richness of sign language is a treasure of humanity” #WFD2019

Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, welcomes us to her city. #WFD2019

WFD hosted a Welcome cocktail event for everyone. It is always inspiring to see such a great turnout. We’re looking forward to the week ahead! #WFD2019

Lost and found items can be collected at the reception desk at the main entrance. - Les objets trouvés pourront être récupérés à la réception de l'entrée principale. #wfd2019

An unforgetable event: : 2400 participants from 137 countries for the World Congress of the Deaf, with an extremely topical theme: Sign Language Rights for All. WFD 2019 It was an honour and a pleasure to be keynote speaker to address their human rights as a linguistic minority.

WFDAIRLINES #wfd2019

French national anthem in LSF #wfd2019

La Marseillaise at the #wfd2019 closing ceremony

Sign Language Rights for All #WFD2019 #WFD #SignLanguage

Photos from the XVIII Congress are now online on our Facebook page facebook.com/wfd2019/ - Les photos du XVIIIe Congrès sont maintenant en ligne sur notre page Facebook facebook.com/wfd2019/