Did you know we have an advocacy letter for conferences and workshops? If you requested access but got some pushback, download our letter and share the letter with the conference organizers -- make sure you have access! The letter can be found here: Link #DeafRights


[VIDEO DESC & TRANSCRIPT: Angela is sitting at a desk and looks intrigued.
ANGELA: I want to go to this conference, but there’s no information about accessibility. I’ll email them.
[Text on-screen: later.]
Angela reads the email, on-screen text, “Hi Angela, we are not able to provide an ASL interpreter, because - “]
[Angela gives up and FaceTimes her friend]
Text-on-screen: Feeling defeated, Angela calls a friend.
ANGELA: Hey–
FRIEND: Hey! What’s up?
ANGELA: Remember that conference that I told you about?
FRIEND: Yeah…?
ANGELA: They declined my request for interpreters.
FRIEND: (sigh)
ANGELA: I don’t know HOW to advocate for myself.
FRIEND: The NAD has an advocacy letter for conferences – it has everything you need to tell them.
ANGELA: Really? Please send it to me!
[Angela looks at the advocacy letter in her email.]
ANGELA: Perfect, I’ll email this to them!
ANGELA [looking at the camera]: I’ll also have proof that I've been discriminated against if they refuse to accommodate.]