Yerker andersson deaf biography

          Yerker has lived in the USA since However, he was born in (not a typo) in..

          Obituary: Dr. Yerker Andersson, WFD Honorary President

          Dr. Yerker Andersson, Honorary President of World Federation of the Deaf, passed away on July 18th 2016, in Frederick, Maryland, United States.

          Born Jerker Johan Olof Andersson in Vallentuna, Sweden, in , Andersson was likely born deaf, although his parents did not discover his deafness until age.

        1. Born deaf and grew up in Sweden; first name originally spelled Jerker, but changed when he became an American.
        2. Yerker has lived in the USA since However, he was born in (not a typo) in.
        3. Yerker Andersson was born as Jerker Johan Olof Andersson on November 29, in Vallentuna, Sweden.
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          5. Dr. Andersson served two terms of WFD Vice President (1975-1983) and three terms of the WFD presidency (1983-1995), devoting himself to networking deaf associations around the globe to expand their participation to WFD, as well as to protecting human rights of the deaf persons through international organizations including the United Nations (UN).

          He is the first deaf person addressing in the UN General Assembly in 1992. We, Japanese Federation of the Deaf, send our deepest deference to his commitment and profound condolences to his loss.

          We express our heartfelt condolences to the passing of Dr.

          Yerker Andersson, Honorary President of World Federation of the Deaf.

          Since the launch of the WFD, Dr. Anderson has committed himself to establishing and securing human rights of the deaf peo