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Canadian Association of the Deaf/L'Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC)
The Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC) is the national organization of, by and for Deaf individuals in Canada.

“Protecting and promoting the rights, needs, and concerns of Deaf Canadians.”

History
The Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) is one of Canada’s first true self-help groups. It was founded in 1940 as the Inter-Provincial Association of the Deaf by three major regional associations of the Deaf — the Western Canada, the Ontario and the Eastern Canada Associations — with the support of the Montreal Association of the Deaf. Originally called the Inter-Provincial Association of the Deaf, the name was changed in 1946 and the association was federally incorporated in 1948 and became officially known as the Canadian Association of the Deaf.