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Founding of the NAD
August 25, 1880. First national convention of Deaf-Mutes held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Chaired by Edmund Booth, who announced the purpose of which was to deliberate on the needs of the deaf as a class.
Robert P. McGregor was elected President of the NAD. -
Deaf Marriage problems
Eighth national convention held in Norfolk, Virginia.
Concerns included possible prohibition of intermarriage among deaf individuals. The Committee on Eugenics was chaired by Alexander Graham Bell who proposed to prevent the marriage of those, among others, who were deaf. President Veditz said of Bell, “…because he comes in the guise of a friend, and therefore, the most to be feared enemy of the American deaf, past or present.” -
Deaf job barriers broken
Ninth national convention held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Olof Hansen elected President.
U.S. President William Howard Taft informed the NAD that he instructed the Federal Civil Service Commission to remove all discriminatory barriers to federal employment of deaf workers. -
Hire Deaf People! Campaign
The NAD also offered to recruit 1,000 deaf soldiers for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. The NAD promoted “Hire Deaf People— It’s Good Business!” campaign. -
Concerns About the Right to Drive
Fifteenth national convention held in Washington DC.
Concerns expressed about threats to the right to drive automobiles. -
Banning of Condescending Words
The practice of day schools “dumping” their “slow” students on residential schools while proclaiming their oral method to be superior was condemned.
The NAD also criticized use of the terms “deaf-mute,” “mute,” “deaf-dumb,” “semi-mute,” and “deafened,” and endorsed the terms “deaf” and “hard of hearing.” -
Deaf Baseball players Recruited
The NAD undertook a movement to place two deaf professional baseball players, William “Dummy” Hoy and Luther Taylor, in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. -
Deaf Teachers almost fired
The NAD opposed attempts to eliminate deaf teachers from the education profession. -
ASDC Established
The NAD was instrumental in the establishment of the International Association of Parents of the Deaf (IAPD), now named the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC). -
Closed Captioning
After years of protests, CBS begins closed captioning of the TV show, Dallas.
