If it is summertime, in the deaf and hard of hearing community it is conference and convention time! This is the time of year that many deaf professionals literally live out of their suitcases. It also presents a dilemma for deaf product and service companies, which tend to have limited budgets and must pick and choose which conference to send representatives to.
If you are fortunate enough to live in a city where one of these conferences is held, I encourage you to attend. Conferences are valuable for the networking and socialization opportunities afforded as well as the information provided. I have attended two conferences so far, a National Association of the Deaf conference and an International Conference on the Education of the Deaf conference, each time as a representative from a deaf services company.
June
- Deaf Women United [biennial]
- Hearing Loss Association of America
July
- Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
- TDI
August
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Current convention information on these and other deaf/hoh organizations plus additional organizations not specifically for the deaf/hoh but of interest to people providing education and services to deaf/hoh people, can be obtained from the well-maintained Info to Go conference listing.
