Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) is an organization for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. It is a membership organization to provide information and education including surveys and studies to bring the viewpoint on various issues affecting the lives who are deaf or hard of hearing at all levels of the community. TAD also helps to ensure communications accessibility in our state, counties, and cities to our deaf and hard of hearing citizens. It has proven its commitment to address the needs of deaf and hard of hearing members for more than a century.