UPDATED FLYER: Town Hall Event

    townhallmtgoct12updated.pdf   Here is the UPDATED flyer for the Town Hall Event on Friday, October 12th.  Big THANK YOU goes to Annamarie Prince for her hard work with the flyer.Please share this with others!Thanks,Daniel J. Girard, PresidentCalifornia Association of the Deafwww.cad1906.orgFacebook: California Association of the DeafBecome a member and support CAD; Click “join”…

UPDATE: Town Hall Event

  On Friday, October 12th, California Association of the Deaf (CAD), San Francisco Deaf Club (SFDC), and Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA) will be hosting Town Hall Event to welcome National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Board to the Bay Area.    NEW UPDATE: The event will be at the Deaf Community Center (DCC)…

Town Hall Event!

  National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will have its next Board meeting in the Bay Area during October 11-14th weekend.  California Association of the Deaf (CAD) announces the Community Engagement event on Friday, October 12th to welcome NAD Board to the Bay Area.  We will have Town Hall event where the community will have…

Check our our 2012 ASL Celebration vlog by our one and only Mela Bennett!

Deaf Californians and Allies-Your support in sharing this information with others is greatly appreciated.  Share with your coworkers, friends, family, students, and allies.  Thank you.This coming Thursday, September 20th is our 3rd ASL Celebration which will take place at the Sacramento Capitol.  Please share this vlog with others who believes that it is important to…

DCARA’s Deafhood Forum & California Association of the Deaf- The NAD conference: delegates’ experience

Greeting everyone,After the 2012 NAD Conference in Louisville, Kentucky- CAD & DCARA delegates- Jim Brune, Kevin Clark, Daniel Girard, Leala Holcomb, Michelle Hughes, David O. Reynolds, and Tim Riker-  who attended to the conference last July would like to invite the community to David & Alyce Reynolds’ place.  Our tentative agenda are: Introduction of CAD…

Action Alert: CRPD

Update from the National Association of the Deaf regarding Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  We made progress and now moved to Senate floor for a vote.  California Association of the Deaf urges you to contact your Senators and ask them to vote on this.  For further instruction, please read below.  Your support…

ASL Celebration

The Deaf community in California is celebrating a milestone!  On September 20, 2012, there will be a historical statewide celebration honoring ASL in Sacramento at the Capitol!  CAD has collaborated with the National Association of the Deaf and World Federation of the Deaf, marking the 5th Annual International Day of Sign Languages.  In honor of…