Congressional DeafBlind Caucus
In July of 2025 the Congressional bi-partisan DeafBlind Caucus was launched. This caucus brings together advocates, individuals who are deafblind, and lawmakers to expand representation and increase support for the deafblind community nationally.
The Congressional Deafblind Caucus is dedicated to:
- Highlighting and amplifying the priorities of the deafblind community;
- Encouraging the creation, and implementation, of legislation that advances these priorities and elevates the needs of this community, such as:
- Appropriations priorities
- Rep. McGarvey and Senator Markey’s bipartisan Alice Cogswell & Anne Sullivan Macy Act
- Rep. McGarvey’s new legislation, the Helen Keller Education Act
- Rep. McClain Delaney’s bipartisan Deafblind Disabled Americans Table Approximation Act or Deafblind DATA Act
- Connecting deafblind individuals with advocates and Congressional offices via briefings and events.
Caucus Founding Members
Caucus founding members include:
- McClain Delaney [MD]
- Carson [IN]
- Cline [VA]
- DeLauro [CT]
- Dingell [MI]
- Doggett [TX]
- Suozzi [NY]
- Kiggans [VA]
- McGarvey [KY]
- Mullin [CA]
- Norton [DC]
- Riley [NY]
- Suozzi [NY]
- Takano [CA]
Supporting Organizations
- American Association for the DeafBlind (AADB)
- DeafBlind Community of Texas
- Deafblind Community United
- Helen Keller National Center (HKNC)
- National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
- National Coalition on Deafblindness
- National Family Association for DeafBlind (NFADB)
- National Intervener and Advocate Association (NIAA)
- New York Deafblind Advocates
If you would like your member of congress to join the DeafBlind Caucus, please ask them to email Kaylee.Robinson@mail.house.gov or Trevor.Oconnor@mail.house.gov.