Our vision
A Europe where people with hearing loss can live without barriers, and have opportunities to participate at all levels in society.
A Europe where people with hearing loss can live without barriers, and have opportunities to participate at all levels in society.
About the European Federation of Hard of Hearing People
The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) was established in 1993 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization, registered in the Netherlands. EFHOH consists of organizations of/for hard of hearing and late-deafened people, parent organizations, and professional organizations at a European level in dialogue with the European Union, members of the European Parliament, and other European authorities.
EFHOH works to promote awareness, understanding and collaborative practical actions that remove the barriers for hard of hearing people to reach their full potential with access to affordable, universal hearing care and rehabilitation, including hearing aids and cochlear implants. This is optimised by an accessible society with public services, hearing loops, subtitling, captioning and assistive devices.
EFHOH’s overall objective is to protect, promote and raise awareness on the rights of persons with hearing loss in Europe: thus, facilitating legislative and social protection. This is realised through practical actions in collaboration with members and other stakeholders
our board
our secretariat
our members
General Members
Austria Österreichischer Schwerhörigenbund
Belgium Vereniging voor Hardhorenden “Onder Ons”
Belgium Hörgeschädigte Ostbelgiens VoG
Croatia Hrvatski Savez Gluhih I Nagluhih – HSGN
Czech Republic Svaz neslysicich a Nedoslychavych v CR
Czech Republic Ceskomoravska unie neslysicich z.s.
Denmark Høreforeningen
Estonia Eesti Vaegkuuljate Liit
Faroe Islands Hoyr
Finland Kuuloliitto r.y.
Finland Svenska Hörselförbundet rf.
France Bureau de Coordination des Ass. de Devenus Sourds et Malentendants – BUCODES
Georgia Aures Foundation ფონდი აურეს
Germany Deutscher Schwerhörigen Bund e.V. – DSB
Germany Hörgeschädigte Bremen und Bremerhaven e.V. – HBB e.V.
Greece Hellenic Federation of the Deaf – HFD
Hungary Siketek es Nagyothallok Orszagos Szövetsege – SINOSZ
Iceland Heyrnarhjálp
Netherlands Stichting Hoormij
Netherlands Stichting Plotsdoven
Norway Hørselhemmedes Landsforbund
Poland PFOS
Poland SUITA
Portugal Ouvir
Slovenia Zveza Društev gluhih in Naglušnih Slovenije
Spain Associació Catalana per a la Promoció de les Persones Sordes – ACAPPS
Sweden Hörselskadades Riksförbund – HRF
Sweden Unga Hörselskadade
Switzerland Pro Audito Schweiz
United Kingdom National Association of Deafened People – NADP
Associate members
Germany IVSS-Churchear
Poland Kultura bez barier
General Members
Austria Österreichischer Schwerhörigenbund
Belgium Vereniging voor Hardhorenden “Onder Ons”
Belgium Hörgeschädigte Ostbelgiens VoG
Croatia Hrvatski Savez Gluhih I Nagluhih – HSGN
Czech Republic Svaz neslysicich a Nedoslychavych v CR
Czech Republic Ceskomoravska unie neslysicich z.s.
Denmark Høreforeningen
Estonia Eesti Vaegkuuljate Liit
Faroe Islands Hoyr
Finland Kuuloliitto r.y.
Finland Svenska Hörselförbundet rf.
France Bureau de Coordination des Ass. de Devenus Sourds et Malentendants – BUCODES
Georgia Aures Foundation ფონდი აურეს
Germany Deutscher Schwerhörigen Bund e.V. – DSB
Germany Hörgeschädigte Bremen und Bremerhaven e.V. – HBB e.V.
Greece Hellenic Federation of the Deaf – HFD
Hungary Siketek es Nagyothallok Orszagos Szövetsege – SINOSZ
Iceland Heyrnarhjálp
Netherlands Stichting Hoormij
Netherlands Stichting Plotsdoven
Norway Hørselhemmedes Landsforbund
Poland PFOS
Poland SUITA
Portugal Ouvir
Slovenia Zveza Društev gluhih in Naglušnih Slovenije
Spain Associació Catalana per a la Promoció de les Persones Sordes – ACAPPS
Sweden Hörselskadades Riksförbund – HRF
Sweden Unga Hörselskadade
Switzerland Pro Audito Schweiz
United Kingdom National Association of Deafened People – NADP
Associate members
Germany IVSS-Churchear
Poland Kultura bez barier
Thanks for making it possible
Our sponsors
Do your company want to sponsor our work? Please reach out to treasurer@efhoh.org.
Amplifon
The world’s leading dedicated hearing aid specialist. With 60 years’ experience and more than 5,700 specialist centres in 20 countries, we’re the world’s leading dedicated hearing aid specialist. All our hearing care is tailored to each person’s hearing and lifestyle needs and is delivered by professionally qualified hearing aid audiologists. From our comprehensive hearing assessment to your programme of Free Lifetime Aftercare, we are committed to help you get the very best from your hearing.
Cochlear
Cochlear Limited is proud to become a gold member sponsor of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing People. We support the important advocacy work of EFHOH because we believe people who are deaf or hard of hearing should have access to the hearing care and technology they need to enable them to live full and connected lives Cochlear’s implantable hearing solutions have helped over 450,000 people of all ages in over 100 countries to live full and active lives by reconnecting them with family, friends, community and work. Cochlear’s promise is ‘Hear now. And always’ – we aim to provide our customers with the best possible hearing and support for the rest of their lives.
Med-El
MED-EL Medical Electronics is a leader in implantable hearing solutions, including cochlear and middle ear implant systems, a combined Electric Acoustic Stimulation hearing implant system, auditory brainstem implants as well as surgical and non-surgical bone conduction devices. With more than 45 years of experience, we offer the widest range of implantable and non-implantable solutions to treat all types of hearing loss, enabling people in 137 countries to enjoy the gift of hearing with the help of a MED-EL device. Our mission is to help people overcome hearing loss as a barrier to communication and quality of life. Therefore, we provide outstanding care and support to our hearing implant recipients throughout their entire hearing journey.