Italy has been confirmed as the host of the 4th World Deaf Volleyball Championships

Information on chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy

On the weekend, the ICSD Executive Board met to discuss advice received from the Organising Committee of the Brazil Symposium that due to low numbers of members indicating their intention to participate that they were not progressing with the symposium. I

One is to review a possible change in voting privileges for associate members. Currently, only full members meaning national deaf sports federations can vote at the Congress.

The TDs are on volunteer-based; moreover, they are ready to work for World Deaf Sports Championships and Deaflympics.

At our recent meeting, the commission discussed establishing new MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) arrangement with our IDSFs (International Deaf Sports Federations).

We discussed having an independent Ethics and Complaints Commission at ICSD. Its purpose will be to resolve any complaints raised under its terms of reference.

It is with pleasure that I advise that the ICSD Executive Board have approved the hosting of the 2nd ICSD Reform Symposium

Polish Deaf Sports Accosiation (Poland) has been confirmed as the host of the World Deaf Basketball Championships

One of these recommendations is to establish an ICSD Athletes Commission and for the Chair of the Athletes Commission to have a seat on the ICSD Executive Board with voting rights.

One of these initiatives is a new membership process for sports to become an ICSD Associate Members (IDSF)

The ICSD board has approved the establishment of the ICSD Legal Commission. Its main work will be to provide legal review of the current constitution and bylaws as well the proposed new constitution and bylaws.

2018 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award

As we greet the New Year, I am delighted to join all ICSD members and athletes in welcoming the year 2019 both at home and abroad. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ICSD Board, Staff, ICSD Members and athletes for their efforts in the pas

After Khanty-Mansiysk and Magnitogorsk in Russia, it will be the turn of the great nation of Italy to host the athletes of the Winter Deaflympics.

ICSD is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr Martin Bogard to the role of Chair of the ICSD Technical Commission.

So in 2006, the ICSD Board had to initiate some reform ideas with the ICSD members at the Symposium in Zagreb, Croatia. Then again, at the ICSD Extraordinary Congress in Bratislava, Slovakia.

ICSD has been on its reform journey for some time. What this has shown is that like for any reform work, it is not easy and requires a lot of commitment and hard work from all of us.

I am pleased and delighted that we have a new person from that region to fill the vacancy on the commission. His name is Yukata Osugi and he is an ideally qualified to fill this role having been involved in ICSD’s work on reform in the early days of ICSD’

The success of our Reform program rests upon the collective strengths of the ICSD family. It is intended to be our collective vision for ICSD’s future

ICSD President, Mrs. Rebecca Adam and WFD President, Mr. Colin Allen have meet in Melbourne, Australia