News & Announcements
DIFA Seminar in Bangkok
2019 Mar 01
DIFA organized and held this football seminar on topical issues of development, which was very positive and informative for all participants.
2020 World Deaf Volleyball Championships Update
2019 Feb 21
Italy has been confirmed as the host of the 4th World Deaf Volleyball Championships
Chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics
2019 Feb 16
Information on chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy
Update Brazil Symposium
2019 Feb 12
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
Voting privileges for Associate Members
2019 Jan 28
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.
ICSD Technical Commission Update
2019 Jan 25
Status of the ICSD Technical Directors
2019 Jan 23
The TDs are on volunteer-based; moreover, they are ready to work for World Deaf Sports Championships and Deaflympics.
Reform Commisison - Option on new MOU arrangement with our IDSFs
2019 Jan 22
At our recent meeting, the commission discussed establishing new MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) arrangement with our IDSFs (International Deaf Sports Federations).
Independent ICSD Ethics and Complaints Commission
2019 Jan 21
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.
The ICSD Reform Symposium in Brazil
2019 Jan 20
It is with pleasure that I advise that the ICSD Executive Board have approved the hosting of the 2nd ICSD Reform Symposium
2019 World Deaf Basketball Championships Update
2019 Jan 17
Polish Deaf Sports Accosiation (Poland) has been confirmed as the host of the World Deaf Basketball Championships
ICSD Reform for Athletes?
2019 Jan 13
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.
ICSD Reform and Associate Members?
2019 Jan 13
One of these initiatives is a new membership process for sports to become an ICSD Associate Members (IDSF)
New ICSD Legal Commisison
2019 Jan 11
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 Finalists
2018 Dec 22
2018 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award
2019 Happy New Year Wishes and Greetings
2018 Dec 21
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
ICSD President's Greeting to the 2019 Winter Deaflympics OC
2018 Dec 19
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.
New chair of the ICSD Technical Commission
2018 Dec 13
ICSD is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr Martin Bogard to the role of Chair of the ICSD Technical Commission.
History of the ICSD Reform Commission
2018 Dec 12
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.
Yutaka Osugi is ICSD Reform Commission member
2018 Nov 20
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.
New member of the ICSD Reform Commission
2018 Nov 19
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’
Second draft of the ICSD Reform documents
2018 Nov 06
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
New chair of the ICSD Women in Sports Commission
2018 Nov 05
Meeting of the ICSD and the WFD Presidents in Melbourne
2018 Oct 22
ICSD President, Mrs. Rebecca Adam and WFD President, Mr. Colin Allen have meet in Melbourne, Australia