Liisa Kauppinen (née Salokorpi; born 12 May 1939 in Nurmo, Finland)[1] is a Finnish human rights activist who lost her hearing as a child.
[6] Born in Nurmo on 12 May 1939, Liisa Kauppinen lost her hearing when she was five years old following meningitis.
[4] Kauppinen has devoted her life to improving conditions for deaf people and assisting in human rights initiatives throughout her career.
Supporting gender equality, she has initiated international projects with deaf communities in Africa, Central and South-East Asia, Latin American, the Balkans and North-West Russia.
Her firm commitment to sign languages led to their inclusion in the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.