WELCOME TO DEAFUSION

MISSION STATEMENT:

To address and enhance awareness of racism within the American Deaf Community that promotes understanding, acceptance, and equality across all diverse racial and cultural groups.

The strategies that will be used to do this include producing and disseminating resources and materials, training, consultation, building partnerships and creating national and international dialogue.

DEAFUSION HISTORY:

On June 28, 2008, Deafusion was expanded to include an executive board which oversees the issues of racial discrimination within the Deaf community.
The board consists of varied ethnicities and the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing.

The establishment of this board was motivated by the awareness of issues that are evident within and outside of the Deaf community, but directly affects the Deaf with regards to discrimination based on both race and handicap.

Our sole ambition is to address, educate and institute policy's and programs which in the long-term will abolish racial discrimination on both a national and global scale.

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DEAFUSION RACISM SUMMIT:

Deafusion's Executive Board established a tentative time frame and location for the 1st Annual Racism Summit.

Tentatively, the Summit will be held in San Diego, CA during the Spring timeframe on a Friday and Saturday.

We are estimating 25 attendees from various national groups and organizations within the Deaf community to address the issues, education and prevention of racism.

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