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Do you know what’s happening this summer, July 6th through 10th, 2010? Did you know that many Deaf people are coming together in Philly? That’s Philadelphia, PA, for the NAD 50th Biennial NAD Conference. For many years, this conference was a triennial one and it gradually became biennial, and now it is the 50th conference! This is a historic event for the people who come together here!
On behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), Jeff Rosen, my service dog Lia, and I participated in a meeting on March 11, 2010, with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Department of Labor (DOL). The meeting was focused on the challenges to and the opportunities for the employment of people with disabilities in the Federal government and the private sector.
Hi, my name is Leah Katz-Hernandez. I am excited to announce a national virtual NAD legislative day on Thursday, April 15, in support of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101). This new law, when passed, will benefit our community.
Greetings! The National Association of the Deaf and Deaf Youth USA are pleased to announce the second World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section Children Camp, set to take place in Margarita Island, in Venezuela. The camp will take place from August 1 - 8.
The NAD held its recent Board meeting in Phoenix, AZ from January 21-23, 2010. During the Board meeting weekend we asked our supporters to share their thoughts on the NAD and the role it has in advocating for your rights in the United States of America. Enjoy this video put together by volunteers like you!
Hi! I am Travis Clevenger, the director of Youth Leadership Camp (YLC). Wow, this summer is fast-approaching. High school students, YLC alums, school counselors, teachers, and college students who are taking the summer off or have no summer plans, consider YLC!!
Early identification of children who are born deaf or hard of hearing is critical to ensure that their families have the resources they need to help their children acquire language, and achieve age-appropriate communicative, cognitive, academic, social, and emotional development. Despite the establishment of state newborn hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs, a lot of work remains.
On February 25, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling (DA 10-314). In the Declaratory Ruling, the FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) addressed payment for certain types of Video Relay Service (VRS) by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund). The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) commends the FCC for taking action, but we also have concerns about the Declaratory Ruling.
Since November 2009, all VRS and IP Relay users have local 10-digit numbers. The NAD believes that local 10-digit numbers for VRS and IP Relay users are superior to personal toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers). However, many VRS and IP Relay users still have two numbers – a local 10-digit number and a toll free number. This was not the goal of the local 10-digit numbering plan. The NAD encourages VRS and IP Relay users to use their local 10-digit numbers and stop using personal toll free numbers.
The NAD, working with TDI and other consumer groups, advocated strongly for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow people to use VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers) the same way hearing people use toll free numbers. See the NAD Consumer Alert for more information. Today, as a result of these efforts, all calls to VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers are connected. The FCC will review and may develop new policies for toll free numbers. Here are some things the FCC may consider.
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