West Virginia Association of the Deaf

The West Virginia Association of the Deaf, Inc., (WVAD) operated by, of, for the Deaf Community, advocates, and promotes to improve the quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing individuals including but not limited to deaf-blind individuals, parents of deaf children, interpreters, late-deafened adults, and children of deaf adults.

WVAD 43rd Biennial Conference

Save the date! Step up, Learn, Be Aware, and Act. WVAD 43rd Biennial Conference, August 10-13, 2023. 400 2nd Avenue Southwest, South Charleston, WV 25303.


You’re invited to the WVAD 43rd Biennial conference! Join us August 10-13! The confrence will be held at the Holiday Inn at 400 2nd Avenue Southwest, South Charleston, WV 25303.

"Step up, learn, be aware, and act"
More Details comming soon.

Rada Cutlery Fundraiser

Rada Cutlery fundraiser


Quality made in the USA knives and more. WVAD gets a percentage of each purchase you make using our link at no additonal cost to you.

Place your order using our link here.

NAD 56th Biennial Conference - Orlando, FL June 30 to July 4

President Melissa invites you to the 56th Biennial Conference in Orlando, Florida on June 30-July 4, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Explore the #NAD2020 website to learn about Orlando, the conference schedule, our workshop partners, and more! However, registration details aren’t ready yet – we will update you as soon as it is finalized.

For more info visit the #NAD2022 site here.


WV Governor's COVID Briefings

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) breifings from WV Governor Jim Justice.

Make Me Smile Browser Extension

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The Make Me Smile web browser extension installs in Chrome and helps to make sure that your purchases on Amazon can be correctly attributed to Amazon Smile. Amazon Smile donates money to WVAD for purchases you make on Amazon at no cost to you when you designate WVAD as the organization you wish for Amazon to donate to on your behalf.

For more info visit the Make Me Smile site here.

NAD's Top 5 Priorities (2020-2022)

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Top five priorities for 2020 to 2022 from the National Association of the Deaf.