NAD News
This lists all Latest News items from the NAD and its affiliates. It also includes news items from outside groups on topics that are in line with the mission of the NAD. Media queries: please use our Contact form.
Marlee Matlin Rocks for the NAD on Capitol Hill and at the FCC
Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winning actress, author, and spokesperson for the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) for accessible broadband services and Internet media, rocked for access on Capitol Hill last week and testified at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) field hearing on the National Broadband Plan.
Relay Consumer Alert: 800 Numbers No Longer Interoperable
The NAD has learned that a major Video Relay Service (VRS) provider removed all toll-free 800 numbers from the relay service number database to comply with a recent Public Notice issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As a result of the FCC decision, people who use videophones provided by VRS providers cannot call other people whose 800 numbers/videophones are supported by this major VRS provider.
Attention IP-Relay Users: 10-Digit FAQs
Do you use an IP Relay service on your computer, laptop, or pager to make calls to hearing people? Do you want to use an IP Relay service in the future to make calls to hearing people? You must have a local 10-digit number to make non-emergency IP Relay calls after November 12, 2009. Contact your preferred IP Relay service provider and get your local 10-digit number today.
FCC YouTube Captioned ASL Videos about 10-Digit Numbering
You must have a local 10-digit number to make non-emergency IP Relay or Video Relay Service (VRS) calls after November 12, 2009. Captioned ASL video information about 10-digit numbers for VRS and IP Relay users are now available on YouTube via the Federal Communications Commission YouTube channel.
USADSF President Fleischer Passes Away
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) mourns the sudden loss of Lawrence R. Fleischer, president of the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF), who had a heart attack on Sunday evening, November 1 at Burbank, CA. He was on his way home after delivering the closing keynote at the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) conference in Phoenix, AZ.
Marlee Matlin Champions Internet Access for the NAD
Academy Award winning actress and author Marlee Matlin, a member of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), is taking on a new role as an NAD spokesperson for accessible broadband services and Internet media.
Allie Rice Welcomed as Youth Leadership Coordinator
The National Association of the Deaf is pleased to welcome Allison Rice as its new Youth Leadership Coordinator. Her predecessor, Jennifer Yost Ortiz, recently departed the NAD with tremendous impact among deaf and hard of hearing youth.
NAD Announces CEO Search Committee Members
The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce members of the CEO Search Committee (CSC). These persons will lead NAD efforts to identify individuals whose leadership skills are well-qualified to succeed Nancy Bloch, the current Chief Executive Officer.
NAD Announces CEO Search Committee Members
The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce members of the CEO Search Committee (CSC). These persons will lead NAD efforts to identify individuals whose leadership skills are well-qualified to succeed Nancy Bloch, the current Chief Executive Officer.
NAD Past President Hurwitz Selected as 10th Gallaudet President
The Board of Directors of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) extends enthusiastic congratulations to T. Alan Hurwitz on his selection as the tenth president of Gallaudet University. Hurwitz is the first past president of the NAD to serve in this prestigious academic leadership role. Currently he serves as president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and vice president and dean of RIT.
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