It provides education, advocacy, role models, and support for people who became deaf after they have developed spoken language skills. Members rely primarily on visual communication such as speechreading, cued speech, sign language, or text reading. Parties, workshops, a miniconference and socials are held throughout the year. Anyone who is deafened, a family member, or supports the mission of ALDA can join. Capital Metro Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Valerie Coppock, President This group holds events such as coffeehouses and socials and has a newsletter, Potomac Prism.
Membership includes a one-year subscription to the quarterly newsletter.
Everyone is welcome regardless of race, ethnic affiliation, gender, or hearing status. Currently inactive, seeking volunteers. Provides services to deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The organization has a quarterly newsletter. An employee support group for Federal employees who are deaf and hard of hearing.