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RICHMOND VIRGINIA BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES

Richmond Virginia Black Deaf Advocates empowers the Black Deaf community through advocacy, education, and leadership development, fostering inclusivity and support for individuals with disabilities in Richmond and beyond.

<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Richmond Virginia Black Deaf Advocates&nbsp;(RVABDA) is excited to host 2026 RVA Black Deaf Leadership &amp; Advocacy (RVABDLA). RVABDA would like to invite people of all colors with disabilities or abilities to have a wonderful, fun experience of learning and socializing in the heart of Virginia, our home, Richmond.&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>The RVABDLA theme is &quot;Together We Grow&quot;.&nbsp;Every registration will bring us together in achieving our mission and support the people in our communities.&nbsp;We will have booths, workshops, a banquet, awards, entertainment, and more. <span fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans Text"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;' style='font-family: "Google Sans Text"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;'>Mistress of the Ceremony: Latrice A. Jones<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Opening Keynote Speaker: Sheena Cobb Williams<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Closing Keynote Speaker: April Jackson-Woodard<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Banquet Theme: Sneaker Ball Gala<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Check out the digital tickets to purchase. <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>The Sneaker Ball Gala banquet online tickets are sold out! Limited entry at the door may be available; it will be a cash-only option for $65. Exact cash is preferred. &nbsp;The door opens at 6:30 PM on April 25th. First-come, first-served.&nbsp;<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>More information available at <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.rvabda.org/2026rvabdla" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">rvabda.org/2026rvabdla</a> <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>We want to see you there!<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; text-align: left; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>If you have questions about the conference registration or have an accommodation request for the conference? Please contact&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:rvabda.conf@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Google Sans Text';color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Google Sans Text"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>rvabda.conf@gmail.com</a>.

Together We Grow

RICHMOND VIRGINIA BLACK DEAF ADVOCATE CELEBRATES DEAF AWARENESS DAY. Connect with Deaf families, friends, and allies while enjoying rides, shows, and time together.&nbsp; Your registration supports RVABDA&rsquo;s mission of advocacy, education, and community support for the Black Deaf community. This outing is open to Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing guests who want to learn, relax, and build community in an accessible space. This community is important for our awareness about Deaf, Hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Deaf Plus. Everyone will be socializing with people, old and new faces.&nbsp; Please support us to make this event happen!

DEAF AWARENESS DAY

COME AND HAVE FUN WITH &nbsp;RVABDA&rsquo;s 🎃 Halloween Party for a fun, Deaf-friendly night of costumes, games, appetizers, and community. This event welcomes Black Deaf community members, families, and allies. Your registration helps RVABDA continue its work for access, education, and advocacy for Black Deaf residents in Richmond. Connect, laugh, and celebrate together 👻

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