The Edmonton Association of the Deaf was founded by Douglas Ferguson and Real Bouchard in 1951.[3] On 16 May 1953, E.A.D. became officially registered under 'the Alberta Societies Act. Ernest Kane was the Edmonton Association of the Deaf's president in 1953.[4] Douglas Ferguson was named president in 1956.[5]
In 1971, the Edmonton Association of the Deaf took part in a telecommunications pilot program wherein E.A.D. President Macklin Young was selected as one of the first two individuals to receive a prototype telecommunications device for the deaf.[6][7] Young's acquisition of the device was reported in news sources throughout Canada and the United States.[8]
In 2000, Grant Undershultz served as President of the Edmonton Association of the Deaf.[9]
The Edmonton Association of the Deaf official website lists its primary objective as "promoting social, educational, recreational, physical, and moral betterment for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing."[10] The organization also functions as "a coordinating group for the educational purposes of providing community programs/services for the Deaf" and as a advocacy group for deaf rights.[10]
