DEAF WOMEN OF COLOR

MISSION STATEMENT

Deaf Women of Color promotes advocacy, social justice, equity, inclusion, cultural experiences, education, empowerment, training, professional development, and networking for Deaf women who are African American/Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Latina/Hispanic, Latinx, or multiracial/intersectional identifying.

Join us for the Conference!

We will be hosting the DWC conference in Chicago, aka. Windy City from June 27th to 30th, 2019. We're excited and have been planning for this conference!

Learn More

Topics, activities, and workshops offered at the conference will be beneficial to all different kinds of Deaf Women of Color. We will be sharing with you all soon what we'll be offering! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Meet the Leaders of DWC

Melissa Locklear President

Antise "NuNu" Davis Treasurer

Payal Sweet Public Relations

Thuan Nguyen-Lakrik  Founder
Laurene Simms  Founder
Francisca Rangel  Founder
Leticia Arellano  Founder

Herstory

The DWC's HerStory began in the fall of 2005 when Leticia Arellano, Thuan Nguyen-Lakrik, Francisca Rangel, and Laurene Simms gathered at a lunch meeting at Gallaudet University. They expressed and shared their concerns about the apparent lack of support and unity among Deaf women of color. Also, they learned that there is a need for people of color to unite as a group. They decided to meet regularly and created an organization, the Deaf Women of Color, Inc. Read more...

Deaf Women of Color empowers and advocates for its community and reaches out to society-at-large through
education, enlightenment, and validation to recognize the contributions of these people through
networking, resources, and services.