Written by: DBCA President Amita Srinivasan Image Description: Kelvin Crosby exploring a tactile map of the the Portland International Airport. Large tactile shapes indicate information like the location of the pet relief area, ticket counters, flight gates, etc....

Written by: George Stern When the seminal Deafblind Young Adults in Action seminar took place in June of 2009, it was the advent of many pivotal firsts: the first time advocacy and accessibility were systematically combined to provide a fully-accessible leadership...

Report of the Vice President/Program Coordinator (View an accessible PDF version here) The following is, hopefully, a concise and accurate rendering of DBCA’s summer activities for 2018, along with comments, suggestions, and feedback from other key players. We will...

My experience with Deaf-Blind Citizens in Action I’m Nathan Mathewson and I am a 24 year old college graduate who is deafblind through a genetic mutation called Charge Syndrome. I graduated in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Library Science. In early...

I was excited to have the opportunity to advocate in front of the department of transportation on Wednesday June 27 2018. I first considered speaking about the lack of accessible crosswalk signals for the deafblind, but then I decided to talk about paratransit. At...

One thing I’d like to share upfront with everyone here is that I am a firm believer of everything that happens during its time period for a reason. We go through the best and the worst thing life has to offer, and we use these experiences as a tool. We learn and grow...

Countdown to DBCA 2018 DBCA member spotlight – Hunter McGowan My name is Hunter McGowan and I am an individual with deafblindness due to the etiology of Usher syndrome type II. My interests include: tandem bicycling, camping, kayaking, reading, writing and learning...

This July 26th will mark 28 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act; That is to say, 28 years since Republicans and Democrats, Northerners and Southerners, liberals and conservatives united to acknowledge that: (1) physical or mental...

I was asked to participate in an event on Gallaudet University at the end of February. The event was to formally educate and discuss with professionals and students on the importance of the Cogswell Macy Act (CMA). The discussions with the professionals who work with...