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The Missouri Association of the Deaf (MoAD) is the oldest and
largest nonprofit, consumer-based organization of Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing people in the state of Missouri. MoAD was founded in
1904 by the alumni of the Missouri School for the Deaf and
incorporated in 1907. The MoAD, as a nonprofit, tax exempt (501.C.3)
organization, is supported by its members and others who are
interested in furthering the MoAD goals.
Membership is open to any Missourian who is Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing; parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children;
professionals who work with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children,
youths and adults; and ANY other individuals interested in
supporting MoAD's goals.
MoAD is governed by an Executive Board elected by the general
membership at the organization’s biennial conferences, which are
held on odd years. The Executive Board is made up of officers and
elected representatives of the MoAD Chapters, all of whom serve on a
voluntary basis and the majorities are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Missouri, through the MoAD, is one of about 50 states that are
affiliated with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). The NAD
advocates for the educational, economic and social well-being of the
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing on a national and international level,
while the MoAD advocates for the same on a local and state level.
The MoAD is Missouri’s official representative(s) to the NAD
biennial conferences, which are held every even year.
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