Azad-Online.org
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Home Page: Arizona Association of the Deaf
Description
This organization shall be organized and operated exclusively to promote the welfare of deaf and hard of hearing residents of the state of Arizona in education, economic, security, social equality, and just rights and privileges as citizens.
1912--Arizona State School for the Deaf founded in Tucson after the state of Arizona becomes the 48th state. The ASSD later was renamed Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind.
1936--At the Arizona State School for the Deaf Reunion, ASSD alumni give birth to the Arizona Association of the Deaf's (AAD) concept, formulated under William Wherry.
