Austria swears in deaf MP

Miss-Delectable · 07-13-2009, 07:29 AM

iafrica.com | news | world news Austria swears in deaf MP

Green politician Helene Jarmer became Austria's first deaf parliamentary deputy when she was officially sworn in on Friday.

Jarmer, a 37-year-old art and mathematics teacher, will replace Ulrike Lunacek as a Green party deputy, after Lunacek was elected to the European Parliament last month.

Jarmer will only be the third non-hearing person to hold a parliamentary seat in Europe, alongside Hungarian conservative politician Adam Kosa, who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in June, and Helga Stevens, who has been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004.

Born to deaf parents, Jarmer lost her hearing as a result of a car accident when she was two.

She is president of the Austrian Deaf Association.

As a result of her appointment, the Austrian parliament has introduced simultaneous sign-language interpretation of all debates and speeches.

Bottesini · 07-13-2009, 11:22 AM

Hooray for Austria!

dogmom · 07-13-2009, 11:56 AM

for Austria!

Banjo · 07-13-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss-Delectable

Born to deaf parents, Jarmer lost her hearing as a result of a car accident when she was two.

Hmm, that's quite strange.

deaf of qatar · 07-13-2009, 12:40 PM

thank for news

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Miss-Delectable Capt Tony Nelson, Jeannie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: No.1 Shopping Capital in Australia Posts: 10,243 Blog Entries: 3	Austria swears in deaf MP iafrica.com \| news \| world news Austria swears in deaf MP Green politician Helene Jarmer became Austria's first deaf parliamentary deputy when she was officially sworn in on Friday. Jarmer, a 37-year-old art and mathematics teacher, will replace Ulrike Lunacek as a Green party deputy, after Lunacek was elected to the European Parliament last month. Jarmer will only be the third non-hearing person to hold a parliamentary seat in Europe, alongside Hungarian conservative politician Adam Kosa, who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in June, and Helga Stevens, who has been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004. Born to deaf parents, Jarmer lost her hearing as a result of a car accident when she was two. She is president of the Austrian Deaf Association. As a result of her appointment, the Austrian parliament has introduced simultaneous sign-language interpretation of all debates and speeches. __________________

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Bottesini Bodhar agus leath dall Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middle of dog pack Posts: 16,118	Hooray for Austria! __________________ It's a joke Nathan!

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