National Association of the Deaf

Submitted by Jeannette Johnson on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 07:13 Blog:

• NAD Conference

Everyone, especially the NAD delegates were extremely busy yesterday! Things kicked off with the Order of Georges and Georgettes Breakfast breakfast, where Barbara A. Schmidt received the Golden Rose Award, in recognition of her lifetime of volunteer service for the deaf community and being a great role model for the future generations. After the OGG breakfast, the central location was at the Grand ballroom, where the Council of Representatives [CoR] was held.

Submitted by Jeannette Johnson on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 16:48

As many members of the Deaf Community, and especially those in the Deaf Education field know, there is a severe nation-wide shortage of Deaf Education teachers who are proficient in American Sign Language (ASL). According to DeafED.net, there are currently seventy D/HH teacher training programs in the United States, but it is not known exactly how many programs train the future teachers to use ASL.

Submitted by Jeannette Johnson on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 14:20

As a Deaf Community activist, I'm required to exhibit knowledge about the issues I'm advocating for, just like any professional, but one skill that's often overlooked is exhibiting cultural competence. This is something that many people take for granted, unless you do international business.  Deaf culture and hearing culture are two very different cultures, and a Deaf activist must be able to navigate through both cultures with ease to do their advocacy work successfully.