Founded | 1951 |
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Founders | Douglas Ferguson, Real Bouchard |
Headquarters | 11404 142 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 1V1, Canada |
Location | |
Coordinates | 53°33′47.1594″N 113°33′58.8312″W / 53.563099833°N 113.566342000°W |
Kamil Burnat [1] | |
Website |
edmontondeaf |
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf (E.A.D.) is an Albertan non-governmental organization that works to promote the interests of the Deaf community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2]
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf was founded by Douglas Ferguson and Real Bouchard in 1951. [3] On 16 May 1953, E.A.D. became officially registered under 'the Alberta Societies Act. Ernest Kane was the Edmonton Association of the Deaf's president in 1953. [4] Douglas Ferguson was named president in 1956. [5]
In 1971, the Edmonton Association of the Deaf took part in a telecommunications pilot program wherein E.A.D. President Macklin Young was selected as one of the first two individuals to receive a prototype telecommunications device for the deaf. [6] [7] Young's acquisition of the device was reported in news sources throughout Canada and the United States. [8]
In 2000, Grant Undershultz served as President of the Edmonton Association of the Deaf. [9]
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf official website lists its primary objective as "promoting social, educational, recreational, physical, and moral betterment for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing." [10] The organization also functions as "a coordinating group for the educational purposes of providing community programs/services for the Deaf" and as a advocacy group for deaf rights. [10]
Founded | 1951 |
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Founders | Douglas Ferguson, Real Bouchard |
Headquarters | 11404 142 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 1V1, Canada |
Location | |
Coordinates | 53°33′47.1594″N 113°33′58.8312″W / 53.563099833°N 113.566342000°W |
Kamil Burnat [1] | |
Website |
edmontondeaf |
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf (E.A.D.) is an Albertan non-governmental organization that works to promote the interests of the Deaf community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2]
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf was founded by Douglas Ferguson and Real Bouchard in 1951. [3] On 16 May 1953, E.A.D. became officially registered under 'the Alberta Societies Act. Ernest Kane was the Edmonton Association of the Deaf's president in 1953. [4] Douglas Ferguson was named president in 1956. [5]
In 1971, the Edmonton Association of the Deaf took part in a telecommunications pilot program wherein E.A.D. President Macklin Young was selected as one of the first two individuals to receive a prototype telecommunications device for the deaf. [6] [7] Young's acquisition of the device was reported in news sources throughout Canada and the United States. [8]
In 2000, Grant Undershultz served as President of the Edmonton Association of the Deaf. [9]
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf official website lists its primary objective as "promoting social, educational, recreational, physical, and moral betterment for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing." [10] The organization also functions as "a coordinating group for the educational purposes of providing community programs/services for the Deaf" and as a advocacy group for deaf rights. [10]