Nick,
Both the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the National Fraternal
Society of the Deaf (NFSD) may be relevant here. The NAD was founded in
1880 and the NFSD in 1905. Interestingly the NFSD excluded African
Americans until as late as 1959 and women as equal members until 1947, and
the NAD excluded the former until 1949, though has always had women members
(source 'Deaf History Unveiled', Ed. Van Cleve, Washington: Gallaudet
University Press (1993)). The BDA had its roots in the National Deaf and
Dumb Society which was set up in 1879 (source: 'Britain's Deaf Heritage',
Peter Jackson (1990) The British Deaf Association)
Best wishes
Mairian
>Hi
>
>Can anyone tell me if there were any organisations in the USA in the
>early part of this century similar to the National League of the Blind
>and the British Deaf Association. These organisations started in the
>1890's and the NLoB was a registered trade union and used marches,
>protests, rallies and lobbying to secure what was, at the time
>progeressive legislation and to campaign against existing charities,
>which were seen as serving bureaucrats rather than disabled people
>themselves.
>
>Thanks
>
>Nick
>Nick Watson
>Dept Nursing Studies
>University of Edinburgh
>Adam Ferguson Building
>40 George Square
>Edinburgh
>EH8 9LL
>
>Tel: 0131 650 3895
>Fax: 0131 650 3891
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