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  1. NAD Urges U.S. Senate to Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities bit.ly/K8kl0E #CRPD 7:02 AM May 29th via web
  2. NAD Releases Statement on Marriage Equality bit.ly/JRtb2y 12:52 PM May 25th via web
  3. NAD opposes data caps on broadband & mobile plans. We will send a letter to the FCC abt the effect of caps on deaf & hard of hearing ppl 10:13 AM May 25th via web
  4. Breaking News: Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Support for Disability Treaty bit.ly/MNk0Rs #UN #CRPD 9:22 AM May 25th via web
  5. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launches Accessibility Clearinghouse bit.ly/KgkjSQ 9:18 AM May 25th via web
  6. CBS Denver: New School For Deaf Students One Step Closer To Reality cbsloc.al/JQzALA 8:59 AM May 25th via web
  7. NAD: "It is unacceptable for [police] officers to...ignore those who are deaf because...[they] use ASL" bit.ly/JrOIP1 8:23 AM May 25th via web
  8. Police use deaf man's 13-year old son as interpreter despite request for interp bit.ly/JrOIP1 NAD is assisting to ensure equal access 8:19 AM May 25th via web
  9. Breaking News: DOT to post NAD petition to allow deaf ppl to drive commercial trucks in Federal Register tomorrow bit.ly/JVbjoa 9:35 AM May 24th via web
  10. 7 more days to the 51st Biennial NAD Conference final Conference combo discount deadline! Register at bit.ly/uaVtof 9:13 AM May 24th via web
  11. NAD Announces First Bloch Leadership & Advocacy Scholarship Recipient: Lisa Bothwell bit.ly/KbbGYl 5:32 AM May 22nd via web
  12. The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) is looking for a new Executive Director bit.ly/KAaIr3 9:02 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  13. Contact your U.S. Senators & ask them to ratify #CRPD bit.ly/i1xN3x 5:59 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  14. UN #CRPD: Govts shall "...employ teachers, including teachers with disabilities, who are qualified in sign language..." bit.ly/L8znib 5:51 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  15. #CRPD: Gvts shall facilitate, "learning of sign language & promotion of the linguistic identity of the deaf community” bit.ly/L8znib 5:46 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  16. UN #CRPD specifically states that governments are to recognize sign language as an official language bit.ly/i1xN3x 5:39 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  17. White House: Message to the Senate from the President Regarding the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities... 5:31 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  18. Breaking News: Obama submits UN Convention on the Rights of Persons w/ Disabilities (CRPD) to Senate to ratify bit.ly/i1xN3x #CRPD 5:01 AM May 20th via HootSuite
  • Name NAD - Official Site
  • Location Silver Spring, MD
  • Web http://www.nad.org
  • Bio The NAD is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.
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