What is TAD?

Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) is an organization for persons who are D/deaf or hard of hearing. It is a membership organization to provide information and education including surveys and studies to bring the viewpoint on various issues affecting the lives who are D/deaf or hard of hearing at all levels of the community. TAD also helps to ensure communications accessibility in our state, counties, and cities to our D/deaf and hard of hearing citizens. It has proven its commitment to address the needs of D/deaf and hard of hearing members for more than a century.

Community Development

Education

Volunteerism

Deaf mentorship

Consumer Affairs

Disability access

Product evaluation

Consumer protection and rights

Health and Social Services

Insurance

Medicaid/Medicare/Medigap

Mental health

Promotion/preventive care

Provider quality and delivery

Communication Access

Relay services

Interpreting

Telecommunication devices

Television captioning

Work

Consumer education

Employer training

Retirement planning

Employment opportunities