AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR DEAF CHILDREN INC

ASDC CORE BELIEFS

We believe that families need information and resources from multiple sources in order to make informed decisions regarding education and communication.

We believe in the celebration of a positive identity and empowerment of all deaf* and hard-of-hearing children through healthy family support, linguistic competence and high quality education in the home, school, and community.

We believe deaf* and hard of hearing children are entitled to full language and communication access from birth.

We believe that language development and exposure to deaf mentors and peers are vital to ensure optimal intellectual, social and emotional growth in deaf* and hard of hearing children.

We believe that the early inclusion of deaf* and hard-of-hearing perspectives is essential to defining language, culture and identity.

*ASDC uses the term deaf to be inclusive of various hearing levels and identities within the deaf community.