Events
ASDC Family Events: A Great Time for AllASDC’s offers Annual Conferences and ASL Learning Opportunities. ASDC events are wonderful opportunities to connect, share and learn.
Why Attend the ASDC Conference?
ASDC’s Annual Conferences are a time for you and your family to come meet new friends, see old friends, share strategies, create networking opportunities, and to brainstorm ideas for the educational future of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Through our conferences, ASDC welcomes parents, professionals, and educators to explore areas of family, communication, advocacy, community, and education!
Attendees will gain new and fresh approaches on how to address decisions regarding deaf and hard of hearing children. Adults will participate in workshops and roundtable discussions while children will participate in a day program filled with fun activities geared towards their age groups. In all, our conference promises everyone a great time!
Roy K. Holcomb Distinguished Lecture Series
The American Society for Deaf Children is proud to honor Mr. Roy K. Holcomb by providing the Roy K. Holcomb Distinguished Lecture Series at the start of each ASDC Conference. Mr. Holcomb, also known as the “Father of Total Communication” was one of the founders of the International Association of Parents of Deaf Children (IAPD), now known as the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC). The Holcomb Family generously donate proceeds from the book Deaf Culture, Our Way, Anecdotes from the Deaf Community, and offer generous donations to bring distinguished lecturers to the ASDC Conference each year.
The Roy K. Holcomb Distinguished Lecture Series began in 2011.
2018 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Lecturer – Ms. Roberta Cordano
2017 – Hartford, Connecticut – Lecturer – Mr. Tim Albert
2016 – Columbia, Maryland – Lecturer – Dr. Eddy F. Laird
2015 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Lecturer – Ms. Betty Abrams
2014 – Framingham, Massachusetts – Lecturer – Ms. Rachel Kolb
2011- Frederick, Maryland – Lecturer – Dr. Thomas K. Holcomb
Upcoming ASDC Conference
Our conferences are a great place for you and your family to come meet new friends, see old friends, share strategies, create networking opportunities, and to brainstorm ideas for the educational future of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Past ASDC Conferences
ASDC has a long history of family conferences, in locations all over the United States. Browse past conference themes and locations.