The National Council of the Deaf (NCD) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights and needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States. Founded in 1940, the NCD works to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing individuals have access to
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The Nordic Council of the Deaf is a non-partisan and non-religious association whose mission is to work and raise awareness of the linguistic and cultural interests of the deaf in the Nordic countries. It was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1907 and met irregularly until the 1950s. The organization changed its name to the Cooperation of the Nordic Associations of the Deaf in 1960, later becoming the Nordic Council of the Deaf in 1972.