NAME

Markku Juhani Jokinen

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

20^th June 1959, Jämsänkoski, Finland

WORK ADDRESS

Finnish Association of the Deaf
PB 57
00401 Helsinki, Finland
e-mail: markku.jokinen@kl-deaf.fi

EDUCATION

Graduation, Jämsänkoski Secondary School (Senior High)

1980

M.A. in Education, Certified Teacher of Comprehensive School,
University of Jyväskylä

1991

Certified Teacher of the Deaf, Department of Special Education,
University of Jyväskylä

1992

Post Graduate Studies in Linguistics,
Psycholinguistics and Sign Language Linguistics,
University of Rochester, N.Y., USA

1992-1993

Studies for a Ph.D. degree in education

Ongoing

FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma, Tutor of Finnish Sign Language,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1982

Diploma, Trainer in Deaf Awareness,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1986

Language skills

Finnish Sign Language (mother tongue),
excellent command of Finnish,
English and International Sign

Good command of Swedish,
Swedish Sign Language, ASL, Nordic Sign and International Sign

Studies of German and Russian

Ability to read and understand Danish and Norwegian texts well

Ability to understand well several other Sign Languages used around the world

EMPLOYMENT

Acting Youth Affairs Officer
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1980 - 1981

Research Assistant,
National Board of Social Welfare and University of Jyväskylä

1982 Fall - 1983 Spring

Sign Language Dictionary Assistant,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1987 Summer - 1988 Spring

Researcher,
Nordic Council of the Deaf and Finnish Association of the Deaf

1993 Summer

Senior Lecturer in Finnish Sign Language,

University of Jyväskylä

1993 – 1994

Project Officer,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1994 Fall

Acting Head of Sign Language Center,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1995 Spring

Acting Head of Library and Information Service,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1995 Summer

Acting Head of Educational Planning,
Finnish Association of the Deaf

1995 – 1996

Teacher of the Deaf,
Albert School of the Deaf, Helsinki

1996 - 1997 Fall

Project Planner,
Teacher Training Programme for Finnish Sign Language Users, Teacher Education Department, University of Jyväskylä

1997 Fall - 1998 Spring

Project Co-ordinator,
Teacher Training  Programme for Finnish Sign Language Users, Teacher Education Department, University of Jyväskylä

1998 Fall – 2006 Fall

Executive Director,
The Finnish Association of the Deaf

1.1.2007 -

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES

Trainer of Finnish Sign Language Tutors

1983 -

Trainer in Deaf Awareness

1987 -

Visiting trainer of Sign Language Interpreters

1983 -

Visiting teacher at Folk High School of the Deaf, Helsinki

1988 -

Visiting lecturer of Basic Level of Finnish Sign Language, Open University of Jyväskylä

1993 -

Board member of the Finnish Association of the Deaf

1981 - 1984 and
1993 – 1994

President of the Finnish Association of the Deaf

1997 – 2006

Vice member of National Council of Persons with Disablities, Ministy of Social Affairs and Health

1997 – 2009

Vice President of National Council of Persons with Disablities, Ministy of Social Affairs and Health

2011 -

Member of Coordination Committee of International Disability Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2011 -

Chair of Finnish Sign Language Committee, The Finnish Association of the Deaf

1988 – 2003

Chair of the Committee on International Affairs, The Finnish Association of the Deaf

1999 – 2006

Member of Steering Committee of Sign      Language Center of University of Jyväskylä

2010 -

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Member of Nordic Council of the Deaf

1997 -

Secretariat of Nordic Council of the Deaf
(works for the Secretariat)

2010 -

Member of Sign Language Committee of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)

1987 – 1991

WFD Expert on Deaf Education, Sign Language and Deaf Culture

1991 -

Executive Committee Member of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD)

1995 – 1998

Vice President of the EUD

1998 – 2003

Steering Group Member of Sign Language Project of EUD

1996 – 1998

Member of the Human Rights Committee of The European Disability Forum

2001 – 2003

WFD representative in UNESCO Conference On Special Need in Education, Salamanca, Spain

1994

World Congress of the Deaf:

• 1983 Palermo (participant)
• 1987 Helsinki (assistant to the WFD President, Dr. Liisa Kauppinen)
• 1995 Wien (FAD representative at General Assembly (GA) and Co1999 Brisbane (FAD representative at GA and Congress + keynote speaker)
• 2003 Montréal (candidate for WFD Presidency)
• 2007 Madrid (WFD President)
• 2011 Durban (WFD President)

President of the World Federation of the Deaf

2003 – 2011

WFD representative in Governing Body of International Disability Alliance

2003 – 2011

Member of UN Panel of Experts for UN Special Rapporteur on Disability

2003 – 2011

Honorary President of the World Federation of the Deaf

2011 -

Participated in the Ad Hoc Meetings for the Convention of the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities at UN Headquarters, NYC

2004 – 2009

Speeches and lectures in innumerable international conferences, seminars, congresses and other meetings as WFD official representative, WFD Expert and deaf education, deaf culture and human rights expert  all over the world (UN, academic, professional and events arranged by WFD Ordinary Members)

1988 -

Contributed to legislation developments of several countries in areas of sign language recognition, deaf education, sign language interpreter services, accessibility, disability and human rights around the world

1988 -

Represented WFD in several meetings of UN and its special agencies like WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO and other UN human rights organs

1994 -

Involved in commenting and making several WFD, UN, regional and national policies of sign languages, deaf education, interpreting services, accessibility, disability etc.

1988 –

AWARDS

Awarded by Bulgarian, Finnish, Catalan and Russian organisations of the Deaf for outstanding international work for the human rights of deaf people

Liisa Kauppinen Human Rights Award at WFD Congress in Durban

2011

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

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