Hello community members,
My name is Eveleen Cunningham and I am a board member of MSAD representing our Deaf Seniors in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Deaf Senior Citizens (MDSC) group has been meeting since February, 2023 to support the needs of Deaf Seniors in Massachusetts such a health care, services in home, food delivery, and many other advocacy work.
MDSC is partnering with MSAD to send a person who is 55 and older to attend the NLTC (NAD Leadership Training conference) in Albuquerque, New Mexico this September 21 – 23, 2023.
The goal for this person is to receive training on advocacy and legislative work to come back to Massachusetts with MDSC and MSAD to enhance the quality of life of Deaf, DeafDisabled, DeafBlind, Late-Deafened, and Hard of Hearing Seniors in Massachusetts.
The person attending should have the following:
1. Lived experience of barriers as a Deaf Senior Citizen
2. Communication skills with community
If you are interested in attending the NLTC conference, please contact MSAD to submit your interest by August 8th to MSAD board: secretary@massdeaf.org and vpoperations@massdeaf.org
MSAD board will meet and decide in consultation with MDSC who will represent our Deaf Seniors community members by August 9th.
If you have any questions, please contact Eveleen at VP 774-570-5255 or email eveleen64@gmail.com
Thank you