Tag: National Association of the Deaf

#NAD2014 Early Bird Deadline Extended for Conference

#NAD2014 Early Bird Deadline Extended! Atlanta, Georgia July 2014 The #NAD2014 Early Bird deadline has been extended to April 30, 2014! That leaves you only one month to take advantage of the early bird fee for the combo registration. Don’t…

Graduate student researches deaf culture

Graduate student researches deaf culture February 18, 2014 BY NICOLE COBLER Winning Miss Deaf America in 2010 didn’t just mean a new title for graduate student Rachel Mazique — instead, the victory played a part in her career path. Mazique’s…

The Battle for Accessible Housing

The Battle for Accessible Housing January 30, 2014 For many years, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has worked diligently to ensure that all deaf and hard of hearing people across the country have the same choices in housing…

NAD is the Oldest Civil Rights Organization in the USA!

NAD is the Oldest Civil Rights Organization in the USA! January 30, 2014 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the oldest civil rights organization in the country given that it has been in continuous operation since 1880 with…

How Netflix alienated and insulted its deaf subscribers

How Netflix alienated and insulted its deaf subscribers The streaming video giant still can't manage to competently produce closed captions By Jon Christian January 30, 2014 In less than a decade, Netflix has assembled an unprecedented library of streaming film…

JOIN: Record the Super Bowl! Help Monitor Caption Quality!

JOIN: Record the Super Bowl! Help Monitor Caption Quality! The NAD, along with the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons, are looking for volunteers to help monitor caption quality during the Super Bowl. We will…