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We are Busy ! by Jim Roots , Executive Director
The Canadian Association of the Deaf – Association des Sourds du Canada ( CAD-ASC ) protects and promotes the needs , rights , and concerns of Deaf people in Canada . We are the national information , research , and community action organization of people who are culturally and linguistically Deaf . We partner with national organizations of persons with other disabilities including Deaf-blind , blind , developmentally delayed , intellectually disabled , language deprived , and literacy challenged . We combine the purposes of a research and information centre , advisory council , representative body , self-help society , and community action group . Founded in 1940 , we are the oldest national-level disabled
consumers organization in Canada .
Our Board of Directors meets at least monthly . Following election at the Annual General Meeting last summer , the directors are now choosing their involvement in CAD- ASC committees . We have 17 committees , e . g . education , Deaf-Blind , women , Indigenous , francophone , youth , seniors , strategic planning , mental health , communication etc . We have two vacancies on the Board , so we are currently looking for a new vice-president and a new communications director . In addition , our staff is transitioning , with a new Executive Director expected to be hired in January 2022
Our Strategic Plan is continually being updated as we reach out to include diversity and crosssectoral members and issues . The long-awaited new design for our website (
www . cad . ca ) is finished , but now we have a long task ahead of us to update the website content . Our goal is to finish March 31st . We are active on social media with daily postings . We also have a monthly newsletter for our members , in four languages : ASL , LSQ , English and French .
In 2021 we provided more than 50 webinars ; more than 300 people participated , and 2,000 more people viewed them later .
We currently have two active projects . Project # 1 involves consulting our communities to gather