Members Only Section Click to subscribe to NADezine This Members-Only area is still in development, and will be open later this year. You may think you are already a member of the NAD if you have joined your State Association. This is not the same as being a national member, though. National members join the NAD directly instead of going through their state association.
Many people join both.
The NAD is committed to work towards improving national membership benefits. Your financial support helps the NAD work with our federal government in Washington, DC to make sure that laws represent the interests of deaf and hard of hearing people. The NAD also depends on your membership dollars to pay for staff members, carry out programs and services, and answer the constant flow of requests for information about deafness. When you become an individual national member, the NAD can accomplish these things more effectively. State association dues help with achieving these goals, but keep in mind the NAD can only use a small portion of that membership.