National Association of the Deaf

Silver Spring, MD—It is with great excitement that the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announces the launch of a new and improved website. We invite you to take a look, give it a try, and test it out. Do visit often, because we will be adding a lot more features and news. It’s a new look, but the same familiar address: www.nad.org.

How is the new website different?

• Visually attractive
• Clear, easy to read content
• Powerful search engine
• Get involved strategies
• Interactive blogs
• Wide-ranging news updates
• Links to social networks
• More features will be added in the coming months

Our new website will be integrated with a new database management system for more accurate and efficient handling of member and donor records. Going green and being environmentally conscious is also important. Soon you will be able to keep your contact information current – so that you can receive electronic renewal notices, join and donate acknowledgement letters, news updates, special alerts and more.

“We’re excited about the new website’s potential for greater involvement by all who want to help shape the work of the NAD,” said Bobbie Beth Scoggins, President.

The development and design of the new website and database has happened thanks to the generous sponsorship of Viable, The Z, Sprint and Purple Communications as our strategic web partners, with support from our all-deaf team of Brilliant Echo and DeafVision.  Specifically, James Tranovich and Bobby Cox led the development team at Brilliant Echo.  Hui Zhang was responsible for the new NAD design.  Also involved were a number of other people: Adam Stone as a crack writer and analyst, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sorkin as videographer, and Benjamin Vess and Bekah Guerrero as designers.  Also very helpful were Dragonsani Renteria and his tech team at DeafVision.

We hope you find our new website useful. As always, we greatly welcome and value any feedback you may have. If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please feel free to contact us.

About the NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs remain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value. As a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing Americans. The advocacy scope of the NAD is broad, covering the breadth of a lifetime and impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications, youth leadership, and more. For more information, please visit www.nad.org.