National Association of the Deaf

Submitted by NAD Conference on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 12:19 Blog:

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RIT Breakfast

The Hyatt Regency Ballroom slowly filled early in the morning at 7:00am and featured a slideshow showing very recent photos of the NTID portion of RIT and recent graduates (one being former RIT SBG president, Greg Pollock) with their parents. The breakfast featured a buffet to which the attendees helped themselves to. Gerald Buckley then stepped on stage to express his thanks to the guests and NAD for their support.

We asked two people two questions:

Submitted by NAD Conference on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 10:22 Blog:

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Remember the "US" in Usher Syndrome

Rene Pellerin

Submitted by NAD Conference on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 14:50 Blog:

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A National Dialogue about Emergency Preparedness in the Deaf Community: A Paradigm Shift in Policy and Regulations
Jim Brune and Donna Dahrouge

Submitted by NAD Conference on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 14:46 Blog:

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Conflicts Between Interpreters and Consumers: When You've Tried Everything
David Bowell, Matthew O'Hara, and Pamela Whitney

Submitted by NAD Conference on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 14:38 Blog:

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After our first wonderful day at the National Association of the Deaf Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, a lucky few were able to head to the Ohio River a few blocks away from the conference and board the Kentucky Spirit, a wonderful old-fashioned steamboat that had the bragging rights of being the oldest steamboat in Kentucky, for the Kentucky Association of the Deaf Steamboat Cruise. The line for the boat was huge!

Submitted by NAD Conference on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 01:52 Blog:

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Watch even more of the Opening Ceremonies from July 3rd right here, right now! The Louisville Slugger Stadium hosted the NAD Conference Opening Ceremonies on July 3rd, complete with performances from internationally known deaf actors like Warren "Wawa" Snipes, Sean Forbes, Jeremy Quiroga and Ryan Lane.

Submitted by NAD Conference on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 22:35 Blog:

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Did you know that 55% of the delegates here at the 2012 NAD Conference are first-timers? This week has been an eye-opening experience for everybody, working with multiple perspectives and diverse backgrounds! Today, on Wednesday July 4th, the fourth session of the Council of Representatives was held. A proposal was carried to have an Open Forum for all NAD members this afternoon, to ensure individual members could provide further input on priority proposals.