Dear Community Members,
Get ready for a powerful day of connection, advocacy, and empowerment at the MSAD Virtual State Conference 2025 on Saturday, September 20, 2025!
🕙 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ FREE Registration! Register Now - http://www.massdeaf.org
🌟 What to Expect:
🔹 General Meeting & Elections – Help shape the future of MSAD and our community!
🔹 Keynote Presentation by Carey M. Ballard, filmmaker and educator: Unmasking Deaf Education
🔹 Language Equity Panel featuring leaders from Willie Ross School for the Dead - Bert Carter, READS - Rebekah Marchilena, CCCBSD - Dr. Karen Kelly Hopkins, and The Learning Center for the Deaf - Glennis R. Matthews
🔹 Deaf Empowerment YES – Learn about mental health and addiction services for the Deaf community with Dr. Melissa Anderson & Dr. Alex Wilkens
🎁 Prize Alert!
We’ll spin the Wheel of Names between sessions and after each presentation—win gift cards worth $100, $75, and $50!
⭐️ First name will be drawn during the General Meeting – must be present to win!
♿️ Accessibility Notice:
DeafBlind or need accommodations? Please submit your request by September 12, 2025 to ensure access and support.