Corinna Hill

For more than a century, Deaf clubs have served as vital “third places” for the American Deaf community, fostering community beyond home and work. Once thriving nationwide, these clubs are now rapidly disappearing and remain largely understudied, with no comprehensive digital or scholarly resource documenting their impact or mapping their evolution. This project addresses this by creating an accessible website that houses Deaf club research and lays the groundwork for a national mapping initiative. By exploring deeper causes of closures and the intersectional factors shaping access to clubs, this research preserves the legacy of Deaf clubs as essential sites of community and cultural exchange.