Florida Association of the Deaf

Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf supports both the Florida Association of the Deaf (FAD) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).  Below is a brief summary of both FAD and NAD and how they assist the deaf and hard of hearing members of our community.

Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. (FAD)

The Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. (FAD) is an organization that promotes Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Late Deafened Floridians to interact with each other as well as with the hearing community, legislature and agencies/organizations serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Late Deafened citizens.

FAD is affiliated with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and seeks among other things:

• To promote and safeguard the educational system for self-preservation
• To promote awareness of communication difficulties, and methods
• To promote in the use of communication devices
• To promote in the use of protective signaling devices (smoke detectors, alarms,
  and others)
• To serve as a watchdog of legislation or practices that may affect Deaf, Hard of
  Hearing and Late Deafened individuals
• To support, with reason, all phases of various organizations and associations
  working with and for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened individuals
• To support fully the affiliated clubs and Associations of the Deaf in Florida in
  their efforts to bring about greater civic and social interaction of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened community.

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

The mission of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is to promote, protect, and preserve the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.