President Ernest Garrett accepted the resignation of Martina Moore-Reid as the National Treasurer of National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc., effective 9:00 a.m. on July 17, 2010. Betty Henderson, NBDA Appointed Board Member and Regional Treasurer, will serve as Interim National Treasurer, effective August 15, 2010. For additional information, please contact Secretary Sharon D. White.
7/17/2010
Welcome to the National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) Web site.
NBDA
is the official voice of Black deaf and hard of hearing Americans
- a community that has historically been neglected in terms of provision
of equal access to education, employment and social services.
Save-the-Date 2011 NBDA Conference Hilton Charlotte Center City July 26 - 31, 2011
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Former NBDA Treasurer Appointed to the Gallaudet's Board of Trustees
Former NBDA Treasurer Duane Halliburton has been appointed to the Gallaudet University's Board of Trustees. He was also a board member of the National Black Deaf Advocates from 2002 to 2005. His appointment becomes effective on October 2010. Click on a University letter.
7/31/2010
Newly Elected Houston Black Deaf Advocates Chapter's Officers
Houston Black Deaf Advocates recently elected new officers. Shirley Allen (President), Thomas Winston (Vice President), Kathy Walters (Secretary), Regina Grant (Treasurer), and Margo Jarreau (Secretary Assistant & Membership Chairperson) will begin serving for the 2010-2012 term. Photo of the new HBDA Board can be seen on their website at HBDA.
7/29/10
White House Invited NBDA President to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act
NBDA President Ernest Garrett received an invitation from Mr. Kareem A. Dale - Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement & Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy - to attend the White House Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act that took place on July 26, 2010. The photos and video of the Commemoration are available on the White House website.
7/26/2010
Dr. Khadijat Rashid Appointed to White House Fellows 2010-2011
Dr. Khadijat Rashid, a member of the Gallaudet faculty and chair of the Department of Business, is among the 13 outstanding men and women appointed to serve as White House Fellows for the upcoming academic year - September 1-August 30. She is the first deaf person to be named a White House Fellow.
7/6/2010
NBDA Joins Airline Passenger Rights for Accessible In-Flight Video
NBDA is among supporting organizations in conjunction with the Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) sent a national sign-on letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking U.S. Department of Transportation to require accessibility of in-flight video entertainment. More: Letter to DOT.
4/5/2010
2011 NBDA Conference: Charlotte, North Carolina Bound
The 2011 NBDA Conference will be held at Charlotte, NC. The conference committee will be formed in the upcoming months headed by the conference chairperson, Bola Desalu. Chairperson's Letter.
2/1/2010
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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