Information about Coronavirus has not been accessible to our community. So, CSD is launching an ASL Now COVID-19 Hotline to provide support and answer your questions about the situation using information from official sources. Watch the video below to learn more. Available M-F from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST either by visiting CSD.org and clicking “ASL […]
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DC Association of the Deaf (DCAD) Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20004 March 23, 2020 Dear Mayor Bowser, On behalf of all of us at the DC Association of the Deaf (DCAD), thank you for employing Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs) at all […]
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Hello. My name is Elvia Guillermo Aguilar. And this is my sign name. I want to inform you that the DC Association of the Deaf (DCAD) Board is thinking about all of you, DC residents and DC workers. We know you are now in a tough situation regarding Coronavirus. We’re thinking about how to connect […]
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DC Residents! I want to let you know that the DC Council recently passed the COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act. What is that and what does it mean for you? I’m Derrick Behm-Josa and I am a board member of the DC Association of the Deaf. DCAD wants to make videos in ASL about what […]
Read more >The NAD announces an exciting Congressional bill that will recognize American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign languages used in the U.S. through ensuring that English Language Learning opportunities are equally available to deaf and hard of hearing students, along with hearing children of deaf adults (KODAs/CODAs). https://www.nad.org/2020/03/04/signing-is-language-act-introduced-in-the-u-s-congress/ Video: https://youtu.be/TfuKEGMIBmQ Support this bill? Please sign here! […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – In a landmark event, the Chairperson and Ward 6 representatives of the DC Council, along with three candidates, attended “Meet and Greet the Council Members” co-hosted by DCAD and HLAA-DC Chapter (Hearing Loss Association of America – District of Columbia). They learned about and discussed the most urgent and pressing needs of […]
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This is an opportunity for Deaf and hard of hearing DC residents to meet with your various DC Council members. – DC Councilmember for Ward 6 Charles Allen, – DC Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson – Candidate for DC Council Ward 4 Janesee Lewis-George – Candidate for DC Council Member-at-Large Christina Henderson They will […]
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Transcript: Hello, my name is Graham Forse[y], DCAD President. Happy new year! It is 2020 now! 2019 was a really good year for many, with many accomplishments. I hope your year was great too, and you are getting geared up for another awesome year in 2020! Maybe an even better year! I am here to […]
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34 states have government-level agencies for the deaf and hard of hearing. Washington, D.C., which is home to one of the nation’s largest per-capita deaf populations, does not — yet. By Daniel Uria Dec. 5 (UPI) — A historic bill that would create the first-ever Washington, D.C., office for the deaf and hard of hearing is […]
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DATE: August 25, 2019 WHEN: 10 am Address: 205 S. Summit St, Gaithersburg, MD, located in the white chapel of the Church of the Ascension St. Barnabas’ Deaf Church, a mission church of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Invites you to a special service Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 10 a.m. To commemorate the Rev. […]
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