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Schools of deaf education in the United States (3 P) Pages in category "Deafness organizations in the United States" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
TDI (originally known as Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was founded in 1968. Its original purpose was to promote widespread distribution of telecommunications devices for the deaf (TTY) and publish a telephone directory of those that ...
Lexington School for the Deaf: 1864: East Elmurst: New York: PreK-12: Blue Jays: ESDAA Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1973: Anchorage: Alaska: PreK-12: Otter: American School for the Deaf: 1817: Hartford: Connecticut: K-12: Tigers: ESDAA 1 Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind: 1912: Tucson: Arizona: PreK-12 ...
The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is an organization for the promotion of the rights of deaf people in the United States.NAD was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1880 as a non-profit organization run by Deaf people to advocate for deaf rights, its first president being Robert P. McGregor of Ohio.
The Association was originally created as the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (AAPTSD). In 1908 it merged with Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Bureau (founded in 1887 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf"), and was renamed as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf in 1956 at the suggestion of Mrs. Frances Toms, the ...
A Colorado company discriminated against a deaf employee when it fired her after she requested an American Sign Language interpreter for meetings, according to federal officials.
The Deaf Among Hearing Persons: 6 (VI) 1971: 31 July–5 August: Paris, France: The Deaf Person in the World in Evolution: 7 (VII) 1975: 31 July–8 August: Washington, D.C., United States of America: Full Citizenship for All Deaf People: 8 (VIII) 1979: 20–27 July: Varna, Bulgaria: The Deaf People in Modern Society: 9 (IX) 1983: 28 June–6 ...