Združenje gluhoslepih Slovenije DLAN je prostovoljna, neprofitna, nepolitična, neodvisna invalidska organizacija, ki združuje osebe z gluhoslepoto ter njihove zakonite zastopnike, druge fizične osebe, ki na različne načine podpirajo delovanje društva. Združenje »DLAN« se je ustanovilo z namenom ugotavljanja, zagovarjanja, zadovoljevanja posebnih potreb oseb z gluhoslepoto in drugih oseb s senzorno
invalidnostjo ter zastopanja njihovih interesov. Združenje gluhoslepih Slovenije predstavlja ime »DLAN«, ki služi kot sredstvo za dotik in tako tudi način sporazumevanja. Združenje »DLAN« uspešno deluje na mednarodnem področju. Zelo dobro sodeluje z evropskimi organizacijami gluhoslepih iz sosednjih evropskih držav, združene v Evropski mreži gluhoslepih – EDbU, zlasti s prijateljskima organizacijama gluhoslepih iz Hrvaške in Madžarske. Združenje »DLAN« je polnopravni član Evropske zveze gluhoslepih – EDbU, v katero je bilo sprejeto 28.4.2008. Od januarja 2009 je tudi nacionalni član Svetovne zveze gluhoslepih – WFDB. Septembra 2010 je postalo član Nacionalnega sveta invalidskih organizacij Slovenije. Deafblind Association of Slovenia “DLAN”Is a voluntary, nonprofitable, non-political, independent Consolidation of invalids that connects deafblind persons and their legal representatives, other persons that in any way support the Association activity with the purpose of determine, defend and satisfy special needs of deafblind persons and represents their interests.The association ¨DLAN¨ was established with a purpose of finding, defending and satisfying special needs of people with deafblindness and other people with sensorical invalidism, representing their interests.The association of deafblind of Slovenia represents the name ¨DLAN¨ – ¨PALM¨, which is a means for touch and a way of communication.The association “DLAN” successfully participates with other organisations, which also operates in the field of deafblindness and are connected through EDbU (European Deafblind Union), especially with neighbour countries (Croatia, Hungary).The association ¨DLAN¨ is since 28.4.2008 a fully entitled member of European Deafblind Union - EDbU. The association “DLAN” is national member of World federation deafblind – WFDB since January 2009. The Association DLAN was since a National council of disabled people`s organizations of Slovenia.
