The deaf communities are widely diverse with people from different races, ethnicities, cultures, languages, and religions. The list below of deaf organizations (while not exhaustive) focuses on a variety of identities within the deaf communities for you to connect with and learn more about their lives and perspectives.
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC): Deaf Women of Color, Council de Manos, National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf (NHLAD), National Asian Deaf Congress (NADC), National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA), and Sacred Circle
LGBTQIA/Queer: Deaf Queer Resource Center and Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
DeafBlind and DeafDisabled: American Association of the DeafBlind, NAD’s Deaf and Disabled Stories on Facebook, and Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
General Advocacy & Networking: Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA), Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), National Cued Speech Association, and National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Religion: Episcopal Conference of the Deaf, National Catholic Office for the Deaf, Global Deaf Muslims, and Jewish Deaf Congress (JDC)
