What is the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)? #TheMoreYouKnow

[VIDEO DESC & TRANSCRIPT: Multiple NAD Board members are standing in front of a camera.

TYESE: What is the NAD? Well, the National Association of the Deaf--

MICHELLE: Is a civil rights organization that focuses on JACOB: protecting the civil, human, and linguistic rights

JENNY: for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard of Hearing, and Late-Deafened people.

VYRON: The NAD provides different types of advocacy.

LINSAY Jr.: The NAD advocates for what is best for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard of Hearing, and Late-Deafened people -- starting at birth and all the way to seniors.

DINO: The NAD can influence our laws and make sure they change and improve.

KEVIN: The NAD does many things, one of which is to advocate for Deaf Truckers.

MICHAEL: Your right to drive.

LISA: Netflix.

MILMAGLYN: They captioned all their content because--

NICHOLAS: That's powerful--

LAURA: Thanks to the NAD

DAWNMARIE: The NAD doesn't work for ourselves but for our communities.

STEPHANIE: Our communities are important to the NAD.

KIMBERLY: You are the key that helps the NAD through different doors -- advocating on different things to ensure improvement happens in many areas.

STEPHANIE: That (smiles).]