Vision/Mission/Purpose

North Dakota School for the Deaf

Resource Center

North Dakota Logo with NDSD fingerspelled out in Sign Language

 

Vision:

To support individuals with hearing differences in achieving their dreams.                                                                                                                        

Mission:

To educate and serve all individuals with hearing differences from birth through senior citizenship.                                                                                   

Purpose:

To serve as a statewide education and resource center to provide advocacy, leadership, and expertise in the field of Deaf Education and those with hearing loss.

Our Beliefs:

 

All students and clients are ABLE:

 

  • Acquire and learn language and communication in English and in ASL.

     

  • Become lifelong learners through hands-on experiences using all senses.

     

  • Lead and advocate for themselves and others.

     

  • Express their identity as learners who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind.