Nexus Numbers | September 27 2025

📢 We are excited to share the final numbers of those who attended the recent CAD Nexus on September 27, 2025!  ➡️ Nexus Numbers 📅 September 27, 2025 🔗 CAD1906.org ⚡️ Hybrid Attendance  247 People (70 in person, 177 online) 💼 Board:  5 New Members 1 Continuing Member 🚀 Century:  21st

New CAD Board 2025-2027

🎉Just in! CAD Board 2023-2025 wishes to congratulate the new CAD Board 2025-2027! 🌟 President – Humberto Guzman 🌟 Vice President – Mike Anderson  🌟 Treasurer – Hugh Lafler 🌟 Co-Secretary – Diane Gamache and Ryan Fingerle 🌟 Membership Director – Sharon Kido 🌟 Head Trustee – Josh Jensen 🌟 Trustee – Chris Preston 🌟…

CAD Board Roles

https://youtu.be/dtIi_Xs-MME Transcript: [Video of Dustin Knott wearing the blue ASL Celebration t-shirt] Hello all, I’m Dustin “DK” and I’m Membership Director at CAD ever since.  We are motivated to recruit more members to join. I noticed that the number of members are growing, which is great! Yes, we still need more people to join us,…

CAD Nominations for 2025-2027 Officers

CAD is looking for NEW and MOTIVATED officers for the new two year terms which would be from 2025 to 2027. If you want to run as one of these officers positions, you need to be a current CAD member prior to the meeting. President Vice President Treasurer  Secretary Youth Director Membership Director All positions are…

High School Senior Recognition Award

🎉 CAD Board of Directors wish to congratulate the outstanding high school senior, Sevan Kretz Ikeda, for being awarded the 2025 CAD High School Recognition Award Winner!  Sevan Kretz Ikeda is being recognized for… 🌟 Masterful Academic performance 🌟 Academic Bowl 🌟 Track and Field  🌟 Student Body Government 🌟 Asian Pacific Islanders Club 🌟…

It’s Winner Time for Art Contest

📢 Art Contest Winner Announcement  CAD has selected the Art Contest Winner!  🎉 Congratulations goes to Tany Glohaven for the winning design! Visit the artist’s website: tanyglohaven.com/art  Grab your limited edition stickers and magnets at CAD Nexus in Riverside, CA on Saturday, September 27!  About the Artist Hello, my name is Tiffany Kutsov, and my…

Art Contest

https://youtu.be/CH9-ZumRfEc 🎨 Art Competition is OPEN to anyone from 18 to 30 years of age!  Visual description: A young Latino male wearing ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Dark blue transitions to light blue gradient background. Transcript:  📢 Here’s the second announcement I’m finally thrilled to announce art content! See this t-shirt artwork? It’s time for…

Introducing Membership Director

https://youtu.be/KxUPirduOXM 🌟 Meet CAD Membership Director, Dustin Knott Visual description: Dustin is a fair skinned bald man with dark glasses wearing a CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Dark blue transitions to light blue gradient background.  Video transcript: Hello, I’m Dustin Knott “DK”. I’m born and raised in California. I’m the only deaf person in…

A message from CAD Board on LA Wildfires

https://youtu.be/LIa-XsFdiCc A message from CAD Board to deaf* communities in Southern California on wildfires.  Visual description: All CAD Officers are wearing blue ASL Celebration t-shirts on a Zoom meeting screen. Behind them shows varying backgrounds.  Transcript:  Dave “DE”: We the CAD (California Association of the Deaf) Officers wanted to share a message of our concerns,…

CAD Board visits Open House at CSD Fremont

Stopped by to say hello from CAD! Some CAD Board members attended the California School of the Deaf Fremont’s Community Connection Day on November 11, 2024. #ThrowBack #DeafCalifornians #CSDEagles More info: https://www.csdeagles.com/apps/pages/openhouse Image description: From L to R: Dustin – Membership Director, Diedre – Secretary, Alexis – Youth Director and Hugh – Treasurer.

Introducing CAD President

https://youtu.be/QKwMBXtgPRc 🌟 Meet CAD President, Dave “DE” Eberwein Visual description: Dave is a fair skinned man with blonde hair wearing CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.  Transcript: Hello, my name is (name sign) DE. I was born and raised in Fresno, CA, which is the…

Introducing CAD Secretary

https://youtu.be/wedBtL_eaO0 🌟 Meet CAD Secretary, Diedre Tanenberg   Visual description: Diedre is a fair skinned woman with medium length dark brown hair wearing CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind her is a dark to light blue gradient background.    Video transcript: Hello, my name is Diedre Tanenberg. I was born and raised as the…

Introducing CAD Treasurer

https://youtu.be/xGYRRsi-fD8 🌟 Meet CAD Treasurer, Hugh Lafler Visual description: Hugh is a fair skinned man with blonde hair wearing a CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.  Video transcript: Hello everyone all over in California! My name is Hugh Lafler, treasurer for CAD. I grew up…

Introducing CAD Youth Director

https://youtu.be/voOQHxFSqXA🌟 Meet CAD Youth Director, Alexis Bravo Visual description: A young Latino male wearing ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.  Video transcript: Hello, I’m Alexis Bravo (name sign Alexis). I’m a Mexican deaf immigrant. I grew up experiencing struggles which are similar to what others in the deaf community…

A Special Thank You Message by CAD Board

https://youtu.be/Ae3Hc-y5iXI The CAD 2023-2025 Board thanks Past President, Kavita Pipalia and her 2021-2023 Board for shepherding CAD through the global COVID-19 pandemic. #Gratitude #Acknowledgement #TBT Visual description:Two men sitting on a bench with a white brick wall behind them and light shining down. Hugh (on right) is a fair skinned middle aged man with blonde hair…

2023 CAD Nomination & Business Motion

New Officer Nomination If you nominate yourself or someone else as candidates, you must attend the meeting, which will start from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The CAD business meeting is open to all CAD members. The meeting will be at the Ballroom. New Officer Nomination Business Motion Want to make a motion? This must…

2023 CAD & Cal-Ed Conference

For the first time in history, California Educators of the Deaf and California Association of the Deaf host a joint conference, “Together We Thrive: Embracing Languages and Identities.” September 29 – October 1, 2023 in Sacramento, CA Register Visit the sponsors’ websites below: NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing RIT/NTID Sorenson Communications Visit the sponsors’…

[ACTION ALERT] Oppose SB 692

Video description: Janette, is wearing a dark burgundy turtleneck. She has glasses and has her hair braided down to her side. She has a watch and earrings on. Her background is a white wall. Kavita, a native Indian lady, is wearing light gray blouse with black jacket. She has eyeglasses and her hair gel pulled…

Open Letter to Governor Newsom

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California Association of the Deaf (CAD) joins the National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) in their call to address the systemic racism at Gallaudet University

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]California Association of the Deaf (CAD) is joining the National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) in their call to address the systemic racism at Gallaudet University. CAD supports the NBDA’s open letter to the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees. Their letter asks Gallaudet University to acknowledge the need to fight the systemic racism that is prevalent…

Message by CAD | Black Lives Matter

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/_a7RgJDrvYU”][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]ID: Jermaine, a light skin and bald person who is part African American, White and Native American, is standing front of background of office style with wood barn door and white door, a desk with 4 monitors and file cabinet behind the desk, and a poster shows a flower with rings that say,…

Community Update #2 by CSD Fremont

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Community Update #1 by CSD Fremont

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/zstUhThU3aA”][vc_column_text]Email distribution by CSD as of April 23, 2020 Community Partners and Allies, CSD is hopeful that your organization/staff are doing good as we try to work through the crisis together. The purpose of this email is to share the Community Update by CSD (click on the hyperlink) that was sent out to our…

Global Coronavirus Survey by University of Rochester

You are invited to participate in a global epidemiological survey from the University of Rochester to help us better understand attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about topics related to current public health issues, such as coronavirus, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases, and the factors that might relate to them. To take survey visit: http://tinyurl.com/globalcovidstudy or scan…

COVID-19 Announcement by CAD

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: Coronavirus has impacted so many of us. Let’s keep some things in mind and here are the following: 1. According to CDC, for good hygiene, frequently wash your hands for at least 20 seconds especially after sneezing, coughing, blowing your nose, and even touching anything. If washing hands at the moment is not…

CAD Trio Event Vlog

  Transcript: Image Description The video opens with our CAD logo in the center, which is white circle with the lettering California Association of the Deaf in black around the top part inside the white circle and the year of the organization’s establishment, 1906, in black on the bottom inside the white circle. In the…

High School California State CAD Award 2019

  This application is to be completed by teachers or administrators of the students. The students are not to be made aware of their nomination for this award until after CAD board selects the awardees. It is CAD’s goal to grant awards to 3 students with one from northern California, one from central California and…

URGENT TODAY!! Send Letters Of Support TODAY For AB 2004: Insurance to Cover Hearing Aids For Deaf Children

https://youtu.be/IW7SXuVFEkA (transcript in YouTube) In addition to sending letters, please make calls to all the offices! Additionally, if any of the Senators on the Committee are your personal Senators, make sure to call them and let them know you are a constituent. Senator Ed Hernandez (Chair) Senator Janet Nguyen (Vice Chair) Senator Isadore Hall, III…

CAD’s Third Open Letter to Starkey

March 2, 2016 Starkey Hearing Foundation Dear Marti Jones, Communications, We are still waiting for your response to have a healthy dialogue about what happened at the Starkey Hearing Foundation Super Bowl 50 event in San Francisco Bay Area. For clarification, CAD’s position with Starkey is not anti-hearing aids. It is about utilizing ‪#‎responsiblemarketing without resorting to ‪#‎inspirationporn. The…

#whyIsign Goes GLOBAL — Adam Jarashow

Male presenting white person with dark blond curly hair and beard. He is wearing a blue shirt. The background is white. The graphics are white, too. (black background with white fonts, which is consistent throughout the video) Opening graphics: #whyIsign Goes GLOBAL — Adam Jarashow Adam: #whyIsign Graphics: Three reasons Adam supports #whyIsign Adam: #1 Research has…

#whyIsignTrending Partners: CAD, LEAD-K & DawnSignPress

#whyIsign Trending Partners: CAD, LEAD-K & DawnSignPress MARCH 13th-15th: 48 HOUR #whyIsign CAMPAIGN For Immediate Release February 25, 2016 CONTACT Matthew Sampson, Media Contact mhsampson1@gmail.com Stacy Abrams, Families Contact whyisign@gmail.com Stacy Abrams started #whyIsign trending to celebrate Deaf children’s families Stacy Abrams, a mentor for families of Deaf babies and children in Arizona, had started…

#whyIsign PARTNERSHIP SNEAK PREVIEW!!!

#whyIsign PARTNERSHIP SNEAK PREVIEW!!! Stacy Abram’s #whyIsign campaign is partnering with California Association of the Deaf, LEAD-K, and DawnSignPress for a 48-hour campaign during March 13-15th.  Be on the lookout for more information about this exciting campaign partnership. Thank you Rosa Lee Timm, Adam Jarashaw, and Jon Ziev for your awesome volunteer work! If you have…

CAD Responds to Starkey’s February 17th Letter

Dear Marti Jones, Thank you for your response. We appreciate the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s effort of keeping communication accessible by having “licensed” ASL interpreters who were volunteers at the event. We also do understand the mission in providing hearing aids for those who have various hearing levels.  Please know that the Deaf community does not use…

CAD’s Open Letter to Disney

To Whom It May Concern: California Association of the Deaf (CAD) wants to take the moment to thank you for producing the magical video about one of the awesome families – the McFeely-Johnson family from ASL Nook — whose children, Shaylee and Ivy, realized that the Disney characters were able to sign with them.  …

CAD’s Open Letter to AG Bell

January 10, 2016 Dear AG Bell Association, California Association of the Deaf wishes to inform you how your tweet as was found in the following:     This tweet,  https://twitter.com/agbellassoc/status/677868210335649792, is thoughtless marketing. In case you cannot find it, here is a copy of what was tweeted by your organization on December 14, 2015: http://www.agbell.org/VoltaVoices/Oct-Dec2015/Whole-Child-and-Family/?utm_content=bufferf8d7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer…

CHAD’s Holiday Party – Dec. 20th

  This includes the following:1) party information2) image description3) video transcript COME TO CHAD’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY TEA PARTY TO SAY FAREWELL TO THE OLD PROPERTY BEFORE THEY MOVE TO RIVERSIDE AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY. ADDRESS: California Home for the Adult Deaf (CHAD)529 Las Tunas DriveArcadia California 91007www.CHADhome.orgPresident@chadhome.org Image description: I’m white female presenting individual with short…

CAD President’s Announcement about CHAD

  CAD President’s Announcement about CHAD Image description and transcript below.  Due to limited resources for this long video, we are not able to caption it.  The transcript is for DeafBlind and non-signers CAD Announcement about CHAD CHAD contact info:  www.chadhome.org President Scott Hostetler: Scott@chadhome.org CAD contact information: www.CAD1906.org President Julie Rems-Smario: JulieSmario@gmail.com   Image description: CAD Logo-…

CAD POST CONFERENCE VLOG BY JESSE JONES

  TRANSCRIPT and IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS 0:01  CAD flyer with the organization’s logo and blue borders.  The background is beige:  Post-Conference- Language Equality & Equity: From Womb to the World THE 2015 CAD CONFERENCE September 25-27, 2015 San Diego, California 0:06Narrator—(Jesse Jones) A tall slender attractive Black man  with short black hair with lovely white lining of hair on the…

California Association of the Deaf Board members 2015-17

California Association of the Deaf Board members 2015-17 Let’s welcome the new CAD Board members 2015-2017! President-  Julie Rems-Smario Vice  President-  Marla Hatrak Secretary-  Deanne Bray-Kotsur Treasurer-   Dodi Ellis Director of Membership-   Matthew Sampson Director at Large, Northern California- Shelley Ann Stout Director at Large, Southern California- Kavita Pipalia The outgoing Board members are Nancy…

SB 210 Update – Send Email to Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell Today!

Recently Julie Rems-Smario, current CAD President, sent a letter listed below to Patrick O’Donnell, chair of the Appropriations Committee, urging him to support SB 210. Please show your support by sending an email to Misty.feusahrens@asm.ca.gov. Please send your email today! RE: SB 210 (Galgiani): Special Education: Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing: Language Milestones – SUPPORT, as amended…

SB 210 Updates – Assembly Education Committee

SB 210- Assembly Education Committee 1) Image Description and transcript 2) CAD sample letter to send to Assembly Education Committee 3) List of Assembly Education Committee members’ contact info IMAGE DESCRIPTION: CAD Logo- Light blue Circle with dark blue  letters CAD inside.  Outside of the logo, black letters: “California Association of the Deaf 1906”  The…

Your Support Needed for SB 210!

Dear Deaf Californians and Allies,   Hello everyone!   Deaf children of California need your SUPPORT to end language deprivation.  SB 210 demands accountability for language acquisition.   SB 210 is CAD-sponsored bill to mandate language acquisition accountability for all Deaf children between the ages of 0 to 5 to make sure acquire language during…

Bone’s Response to “Parent’s Guide to Hearing Loss” Concerns

Recently, Thomas Bone, Chief of Statewide Programs Section-Systems of Care Division/DHCS, responded to CAD’s letter of concern about California Academy of Audiology’s pamphlet, “A Parent’s Guide to Hearing Loss.” We are working on our response- Keep you all posted–   Julie Rems Smario, President Marla Hatrak, Vice President California Association for the Deaf Dear Ms.…

URGENT! CAD NEEDS YOUR HELP TO KILL AB 455

Can you please share forward with your circles of friends.   #OPPOSEAB455URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF–CAD NEEDS YOUR HELP TO KILL AB 455 WHY DO WE NEED TO STOP CALIFORNIA’s AB 455 BILL??? This AMENDED bill is being brought back to the floor this WEDNESDAY!!! To help you understand what this bill is all about,…

CADYouth Scholarship 2014

                                  ****cadyouthscholarship2014.pdf ***** (Please click the PDF link above to download the application)  We are proud to announce CADyouth Leadership Scholarship for the 
graduating Senior class of 2014. CADyouth will be giving away two (2) $250.00 scholarships. 

Please spread the word…

CADyouth Event Nov. 23

Come support CADyouth  during the CAD Conference on Saturday, November 23 from 7-9pm @ CSD-Riverside. One Man Show-David Rivera!!! Also come see who is the new Ms. Deaf California and farewell to our current Ms. Deaf California – Kai Chan. Come check out some AMAZING art as well!!! All proceeds go to CADYouth…See you there!!!…

Message from NAD

Submitted By NAD Admin On Tue, 10/09/2012 – 13:55 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will host its next Board meeting in the Bay Area, California at the California School for the Deaf – Fremont in the Little Gym. The Board meeting is open to the public on Thursday, October 11 from 1:30 – 5:00 pm and…

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…

California Association of the Deaf is READY for 2012 NAD Conference!!

To wonderful members and supporters of the California Association of the Deaf,Starting tomorrow, six delegates will be departing to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2012 National Association of the Deaf conference.  We are all excited and ready to make California shine during the entire week.  CAD’s 6 delegates and their best contact information during NAD conference: Kevin Clark- kevinclark25@comcast.netDaniel…

CADYOUTH 2012 SCHOLARSHIP!!!

We are proud to announce CADyouth Leadership Scholarship forgraduating class of 2012. CADyouth will be giving away two (2) $250.00 scholarships. Please spread the word and share with those Seniors who would qualifyfor the scholarship. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2012. Theapplication is attached with all the information you would need.Best of Luck!Amanda FolendorfState…

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We are really sorry but the page you requested cannot be found. It seems that the page you were trying to reach doesn’t exist anymore, or maybe it has just moved. We think that the best thing to do is to start again from the home page. Feel free to contact us if the problem…

Donate to CAD

With your donation, involvement and support, the California Association of the Deaf (CAD) can continue its advocacy efforts on behalf of all Deaf Californians from newborns to senior citizens.  Please fill out the form below to initiate your payment to PayPal: {rsform 8}      Please click on the button below to make your donation…

San Jacinto Valley Chapter

President: Tim LesterVice President: Roberta SmithSecretary: Adonis ParkerTreasurer: Lisa SheppardMembership Director: Maxine ThayerMember at Large: Toni Good ROBERTA SMITH President My Mother and I moved to San Jacinto Valley in 2000 and have lived here ever since. My family has Waardensburg Syndrome, so of course we are a mixed bag. Some are Deaf, Hard of…

Table of Contents

{rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/TableofContents.pdf{/rokbox} California Association of the Deaf Official Association Documents Table of Contents 2011 Revised and Adopted Bylaws include five official Association documents. They are: Bylaws These Bylaws govern all operations of the Association. Policy and Procedure Guidelines (PPG) The PPG is established to specifically regulate the conduct of business in meetings. PPGs…

Rules

  View on the website Download in PDF Tables of Contents {rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/TableofContents.pdf{/rokbox} Standing Rules {rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/StandingRulesAdopted8.2011.pdf{/rokbox} Policy and Procedure Guidelines {rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/PolicyProcedureGuidelinesAdopted8.2011.pdf{/rokbox} Organization By-Laws {rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/ByLawsAdopted8.2011.pdf{/rokbox}

Standing Rules

{rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/StandingRulesAdopted8.2011.pdf{/rokbox} SR:1:2011 – CAD Home Office Patron (HOP) Members Specific entitlements offered to each HOP Member shall be spelled out by the Board of Directors at the first Board meeting following every Association Conference.  When such is complete, the Board of Directors must inform each HOP Member what those entitlements will be. …

Policy and Procedure Guidelines

{rokbox size=|850 650| thumb=|images/icons/PDF-icon.gif|}images/rules/PolicyProcedureGuidelinesAdopted8.2011.pdf{/rokbox} PPG:1:2011 – Definition of Deafhood: One concept of the term Deaf as mentioned in Article II Section 2.1 PURPOSE is “Deafhood” which has multiple meanings. First posted as a counter to deafness, ”it describes the life-long process by which Deaf identity can be cultivated, maintained and deepened. It is a philosophical…

Resources Center

National Association of the Deaf Deaf Youth of USA  Center on Deafness – Inland Empire  Deaf Community Services of San Diego  Deaf Counseling, Advocacy, Referral Agency  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Center, Inc.  Greater Los Angeles on Deafness  NorCal Center on Deafness, Inc.  Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation  Tri-County GLAD  California Educators of…

About Us

Our Vision StatementThe vision of CAD is that the language, culture, and heritage of Deaf Californians will be acknowledged and respected in the pursuit of life, liberty, and equality. Our Mission StatementThe mission of the California Association of the Deaf is to preserve, protect and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of Deaf people…

Palm Springs Chapter

About PSCAD:Founded in August 2006 in Palm Springs, California, PSCAD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under California Association of the Deaf known as CAD. PSCAD represents people who are Deaf for whom American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture collectively represent their primary experience and existence. PSCAD also represents deaf who have other primary channels…

Board of Directors

PresidentJulie Rems Smario Vice PresidentMarla Hatrak SecretaryNancy Amann TreasurerDodi Ellis   Member DirectorPatricia Branz Director at Large (North)Alyce Slater Reynolds Director at Large (South)Erika Thompson   Past PresidentDaniel J. Girard Youth ProgramAmanda Folendorf Deaf California AmbassadorElena Mayer  

Privacy Policy

The California Association of the Deaf (“CAD” or “us” or “we”) values the protection of individual privacy. This document sets forth CAD’s online privacy policy (“privacy policy”) for the website www.cad1906.org (“site”). By using the site, you the user (“you”) indicate that you have read and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. If…

Terms and Conditions

To continue to use this site please read the Terms & Conditions below, and complete the form to confirm your acceptance. The California Association of the Deaf (CAD), through the Blogs section of its website, seeks to encourage discussion regarding civil, human, and linguistic rights and related issues impacting the deaf and hard of hearing…

CAD’s History

by Emil S. Ladner It would be impossible, in this brief history, to recount all of the legislative, educational, economic, social, and other actions that have been undertaken by the California Association of the Deaf (CAD) throughout the last 100 years.  The Association has been the vigilant “watchdog” in protecting and promoting the rights and…