The collection contains meeting agendas, newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial reports, meeting minutes of the board and general meetings, memorandums, officer’s reports, objectives, press releases, and newsletters. The collection dates from 1978 to 1985, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1978 to 1982. The collection has numerous gaps due to the organization’s periodic inactivity. The bulk of the collection is correspondence regarding various bills for the deaf community and the dissolution of the WMDA. The correspondence includes letters to Senator Barbara Mikulski and other legislators. The collection contains 26 folders in one box and is arranged by subject matter. The information is useful for research concerning deaf people’s accessibility and rights in Washington, DC, during the late 1970s.