Accomplishments and Goals

2015-2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

• Supported the LEAD-K bill (SB 323) - it passed!

• Attended all LEAD-K Advisory Committee Meetings

• Got NAD to give recognition to Senator Julia Lynn for LEAD-K sponsorship

• Attended all Kansas School for the Deaf (KSD) Advisory Council Meetings

• Sent open letters to Kansas Board of Education regarding the superintendent position at KSD

• Sent open letters to Department of Children and Families concerning about VR services

• Attended Text-to-911 meeting

• Attended Town Hall at Olathe Medical Center regarding healthcare needs for Deaf people

• Sponsored Deaf/HH Youths to attend leadership events (YLC, JrNAD conference, and JrNAD-KSD retreat, National Deaf Youth Day)

• Supported the De'VIA movement

• Supported the Deaf Grassroots Movement

• Hosted events: Legislative training, town halls, KAD Presentations

• Attended Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol

• Supported the Deaf Awareness Week/Deaf Cultural Month

2017-2019 GOALS

• Continue to support and be involved on the LEAD-K Advisory Committee

• Continue to K-CAP

• Continue to promote information about Kansas School for the Deaf, which is a great school in Kansas with a strong ASL-English Bilingual program, using up-to-date curriculum standards in all school

• Continue to monitor on the Kansas School for the Deaf budget issues and challenges

• Host a Jr. NAD Day during the school year

• Partnership with other statewide educational organizations such as KAI-RID, KID, HLAA-KC,
  KCDHH, KC-DPN and KSDAA

• Continue to provide more workshops/trainings to Deaf/HH community

• Continue to hold Exhibition Booths

• Continue sponsoring Deaf Youths and other Deaf events

• Encourage clubs/organizations to be affiliated of KAD

• 7th Biennial NAD’s National Leadership Training Conference Oklahoma City, October 2017

• 54th Biennial NAD Conference on July 2018 in Hartford, Conn

• KAD State-wide Picnic/Workshop in 2018

• 45th Biennial KAD Conference in 2019