Bobbie Beth.Scoggins's blog
Happy holidays from all of us at the National Association of the Deaf!
Through our hard work in 2011, we accomplished a great deal! As we approach 2012, we count on your donations to continue working to fulfill our mission of preserving, protecting and promoting the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing people.
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We give thanks to all of our supporters for helping us take giant steps toward a future of true equality for deaf and hard of hearing Americans in 2011.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has been very busy, and has attended many state conferences and rallies. We are also busy attending meetings with various government entities including the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Communications Commission. As we have been busy with these conferences, rallies, and meetings, there have been lively discussions about what the NAD has been doing via social media.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce a banner year in advocacy and operations for fiscal year 2010-2011, which ends on March 31, 2011. The NAD starts fiscal year 2011-2012 on April 1, 2011 in strong financial health with exciting prospects for growth.
Greetings. Schools for the deaf across the nation are facing a severe crisis and we need you to act now. Some are under threat of closure, some face drastic budget cuts that would underfund the school, and others face challenges to promoting an environment where education and interaction is provided visually, in American Sign Language.
We did it! Together, we had a wildly successful year with advocacy accomplishments too numerous to list here. Our 50th Biennial NAD Conference in Philadelphia, PA exceeded expectations and plans are underway for 2012 in Louisville, KY. Thanks to your support, we now have stable operations at headquarters and we're working towards a better, brighter future for the benefit of all!
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) sent a letter to the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (21st Congress) requesting that they grant official recognition to the use of sign language as a civil, human and linguistic right, particularly in educational settings.
On Wednesday afternoon, July 7, 2010, the four finalists for the NAD Chief Executive Officer position will give their presentations starting at 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time in the Grand Ballroom at the Philadelphia Marriott-Downtown Hotel. Attendees at the 50th Biennial NAD Conference will have the opportunity to meet and see the finalists in action. Click on the vlog above to view introductions by each of the four finalists for the CEO position. For more information about the CEO Search process, visit www.nad.org/ceosearch.
Hello! I am Bobbie Beth Scoggins, president of the National Association of the Deaf. This is a special announcement on the CEO Search process, begun in the summer of 2009 by the NAD Board of Directors.
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