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