Liisa Kauppinen
Liisa Kauppinen (née Salokorpi, born in Nurmo, Finland, May 12 1939) was the first female Secretary General of the World Federation of the Deaf 1995-2003.[1]
Kauppinen lost her hearing in early childhood due to meningitis. In the 1960's she worked as a bank officer and computer programmer until she started working as an information and training officer at the Finnish Association of the Deaf in 1973.[2] Three years later, in 1976, she was chosen as the executive director of the Finnish Association of the Deaf. Kauppinen retired in 2006.
Kauppinen participated in creating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilites. [3] She has actively advocated the Deaf persons' right to use sign language.
10 December 2013 Kauppinen received the United Nations Human Rights Prize, being the first Finnish person to receive such award.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Former WFD President Liisa Kauppinen receives 2013 United Nations Human Rights Award Prize". 2013-12-03.
- ↑ personal interview
- ↑ Sabatello, Maya; Schulze, Marianne (2013-10-25). Human Rights and Disability Advocacy. ISBN 9780812208740. Search this book on
- ↑ "OHCHR - 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize". www.ohchr.org.
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