CSD Attends Junior NAD Conference

The Junior NAD Conference was held in Austin, Texas at the Texas School for the Deaf, Nov. 4-7. Over 93 students from 31 different schools, participated, along with 43 staff. Eight presenters enriched the students with the stories of their professional experiences.
CSD of Texas Kent Kennedy presented on his experiences between the Texas Association for the Deaf (TAD) and National Association of the Deaf (NAD). Sharing the TAD accomplishments we had during 1991-1995 and NAD accomplishments during 1998-2003. The challenges Kennedy highlighted were a lack of interpreters, over 100,000 people on Social Security Insurance, closing of deaf schools and the impact of cochlear implants.
I enjoyed presenting at the workshop. I would do it again in the near future, because we need to keep carrying our deaf heritage to them, said Kennedy. These are our future deaf leaders. They are all precious to us.
Kennedy also noted that being involved in organizations like TAD and the NAD are real-life experiences, and not something you can take a course on. He said being around human beings helps develop respect for others as well.