NAD Celebrates Abbé de l’Épée’s 300th Birthday November 25, 2012 marks the 300th birthday of Abbé Charles-Michel de l’Épée, to whom millions of deaf and hard of hearing people around the world owe a great deal of thanks. Abbé de…
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NAD Releases Statement on Marriage Equality
NAD Releases Statement on Marriage Equality May 25, 2012 The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) released a statement on marriage equality for all. In this statement, the NAD expresses strong support for the rights…
WFD President to Keynote the 2012 NAD Conference
NAD E-newsletter WFD President to Keynote the 2012 NAD Conference The NAD is pleased to announce that Colin Allen, president of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) will be the keynote speaker during the Opening Ceremonies of the 51st…
Why Some People Do Not Want to be Defined As “Hearing Impaired”
Why Some People Do Not Want to be Defined As “Hearing Impaired” May 7, 2012 By Carola Finch The term “hearing impaired” are commonly used to define people with hearing loss but some people don’t want to be identified this…
NAD eNews – Emergency Test on Nov. 9, Interpreting Survey, Deaf Truck Drivers
NAD E-Newsletter Tuesday, November 8, 2011 NAD Issues Notice About November 9th Television Emergency Alert System Test On November 9, at 2:00 pm EST, all televisions in the United States will show an Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Two federal…
NAD Past President Hurwitz Selected as 10th Gallaudet President
NAD Past President Hurwitz Selected as 10th Gallaudet President 10/19/2009 The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) extends enthusiastic congratulations to T. Alan Hurwitz on his selection as the tenth president of Gallaudet University. Hurwitz…