The National Health Care Foundation for the Deaf, Inc., Records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of by-laws, correspondences, letters, lists of the board of directors, minutes and miscellaneous of the National Health-Care Foundation for the Deaf organization. A large portion of this collection consists of the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors. This organization works with Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 1982
Biographical / Historical
The National Health-Care Foundation for the Deaf, a non-profit organization, was established in Washington, D.C. on March 1972 in cooperation with the Saint Elizabeths Hospital. This was established to provide independent living skills and housing programs for deaf individuals with social and emotional problems. The National Health-Care Foundation for the Deaf bought a new house on Otis Street. Hence, Otis Housing can assist members with mental health and behavior problems in developing their independent living skills. This house is located at 1203 Otis Street in Northeast part of Washington, D.C. This housing program includes training in independent living skills, social relationship skills, and leisure/recreational skills. Also, a few group homes such as Community Housing for the Hearing Impaired were added to the program.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half case)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Organizational records of a nonprofit dedicated to providing education and housing to deaf with social or emotional problems.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No record of acquisition.
- Title
- National Health Care Foundation for the Deaf, Inc., Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Wong, Wei Mui, revised by Thomas Strunk
- Date
- Original creation November 13, 1998. Revised August 6, 2001. Last update January 5, 2006. ArchivesSpace version created June 13, 2023.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository