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DCD Name Change History

  • 1963
    • February 20: Dr. Leo E. Connor, Lexington School for the Deaf, notified the CEC Executive Secretary of interest in establishing a division on communication disorders.
    • April 19: Organizational meeting held at the CEC convention in Philadelphia, PA. Formal application was postponed until the 1964 Chicago convention.
  • 1964
    • March 31: Application, Constitution, and Bylaws were submitted to and approved by the CEC Board of Governors. The Division for Children with Communication Disorders (DCCD) was formally affiliated with CEC.
  • 1966    
    • April 21: DCCD received its Charter from the CEC Delegate Assembly at the CEC Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • 1995    
    • April 5: Division name change to Division for Children’s Communication Development was made official.
  • 2001    
    • April 25: The division name change to Division for Communicative Disabilities and Deafness (DCDD) was approved by the CEC Board of Directors. Effective July 1, 2001.
  • 2018    
    • August: The division name change to Division for Communication, Language, and Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DCD) was submitted to and approved by the CEC Board of Directors.
Last Updated:  14 August, 2024

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