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February is Black History Month
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2012 Eastern Regional BDA Conference
The 4th Biennial Eastern Regional Black Deaf Advocates Conference "Our Future is in Our Hands" will be held on July 13-15, 2012 at Holiday Inn, South Plainfield, NJ. Conference registration, hotel reservations, and schedule are now available (Eastern Regional BDA Conference Brochure).
1/15/2012
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2012 Midwestern Regional BDA Conference
The 4th Biennial Midwestern Regional Black Deaf Advocates Conference "Bridging the Generational Gap" will be held on July 27-29, 2012 at Crowne Plaza – Cleveland Airport, Middleburg Heights, OH. Conference registration, hotel reservations, and schedule are now available (Midwestern Regional BDA Conference Brochure).
1/15/2012
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NBDA 30th Anniversary Celebration Fundraising Gala
NBDA’s 30th Anniversary Celebration: Saturday November 10, 2012 at Holiday Inn – Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland.
NBDA 30th Flyer | Price & Registration Form | Online Hotel Reservations
More information will be forthcoming.
1/15/2012
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2012 NAOBI Professional Development Conference
National Alliance Of Black Interpreters, Inc. will host the 2012 Biennial Professional Development Conference "Reaching Dreams, Breaking Barriers: Empower, Educate, Excel" on June 20-24, 2012 at Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, 8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, IN 46240. For more information, visit www.naobi.org.
12/29/2011
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Job Opportunity at Gallaudet University
Development Officer for Major Gifts. For more information on how to apply, salary range, and requirements, please visit Gallaudet University Employment Opportunities page.
12/15/2011
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2011-2013 NBDA Officers
The 2011-2013 Executive Board will govern the NBDA. At the recent election during the national conference, the elected officers are as following: Benro Ogunyipe, President; Cory Parker, Vice President; Sharon D. White, Secretary; and Betty Henderson, Treasurer. They will assume their positions on October 1, 2011.
8/30/2011
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Briana Johnson: A Step Towards Advocacy
Former Miss Black Deaf America Queen 2009-2011 is featured on Gallaudet University's Faces of Gallaudet. Briana's internship experience at the Washington, DC's Capitol Hill is discussed. Article can be found at Faces of Gallaudet.
8/30/2011
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NBDA's Black Deaf Senior Citizen Newsletter Vol. 1
Newsletter features NBDA Senior Citizens Reunion to be held in Orlando, Florida on October 13-16, 2011 for past and present senior citizens members and non-members of the Black Deaf community. To read the newsletter, download PDF document.
8/26/2011
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Former Kentucky School for the Deaf Black Students Honored with Diplomas
Sharon White, president of the Kentucky Association of the Deaf and secretary of the National Black Deaf Advocates, advocated on behalf of the former Kentucky School for the Deaf black students from 1930 to 1955 to receive their overdue diplomas once denied because of the color of their skin. On July 30, 2011 at the 25th NBDA Conference in Charlotte, NC, Sharon was the recipient of the President's Distinguished Service Award. For news about the former Kentucky School for the Deaf black students diplomas, visit Kentucky.com.
8/5/2011
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Black ASL Book/DVD Now Available!
The newly released book/DVD "The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL: Its History and Structure" by Carolyn McCaskill, Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, and Joseph Hill in collaboration with Roxanne King, Pamela Baldwin, and Randall Hogue is now available. To purchase, please visit Gallaudet University Press website.
8/5/2011
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2011 Black Deaf Senior Citizens Reunion
NBDA's Senior Citizen Program will host its first ever Black Deaf Senior Citizens Reunion for past and present members of NBDA and their senior friends of the Black Deaf community. The event will take place on October 13-16, 2011 at the Residence Inn - Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. To register to attend the reunion, please download the registration form.
6/19/2011
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About NBDA
For more than two decades, NBDA has been at the forefront of the struggle for access, and equity for Black deaf and hard of hearing
people. NBDA's objective is to provide advocacy intended to remedy
past injustices and to stake a share of the American dream for its
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