National Association of the Deaf

Submitted by NAD Conference on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 12:39 Blog:

• NAD Conference

The Muhammad Ali Center was an eye-opening experience for people who learned about Louisville's history of segregation and how Ali fought through that to become the best in boxing. It was also a reminder to embrace diversity and recognize valuable skills and contributions of every NAD member. We had a chance to chat with a few people about their experience at the NAD Conference.

WFD President Colin Allen said that what hit him most was how welcoming Louisville and the NAD were to the WFD Board, who flew in from all over the world. Judith Gilliam, conference chairperson, absolutely loved the reunion at every NAD Conference and feels right at home! Former Miss Deaf America Michelle Lapides mentioned how the 2012 Conference is her sixth conference, and that she cannot imagine missing even one conference. Purple Communications representative Norman Chan talked about how he travels a lot for his job and found Louisville to be one of the best cities in the United States! Miss Deaf America preliminary emcee Jennifer "JAC" Cook expressed her love for the community and seeing us all come together to celebrate our identity and culture as the best part of the NAD conference. Region II representative Michael Berger adored how members have come together to collectively work towards our goal of civil and human rights for all deaf people.

Don't forget to check out the Muhammad Ali Center website here!