The “Warwickshire Deaf and Dumb Institute”, under the umbrella of the “Midland Counties Institute for the Deaf” started. Its members met in the school room at the Congregation Church on Warwick Road, Coventry.
The Institute moved to a meeting room over a watchmaker’s shop at 128 Much Park Street.
The committee bought Victorian House, Hill Street, which officially opened on December 11th, 1935, and the Charities name was changed to “Warwickshire Deaf and Dumb Society”.
Organisation name changes to its current title of Coventry & Warwickshire Association for the Deaf (CWAD).
CWAD registered as a Charity and relocate to a temporary building in Trafalgar Street.
Hertford Place opened to members, with its official opening in March 1966.
The Very Rev. Henry J. Fry dies. A few years later CWAD agreed to name their centre in his honour and the building became known as the Henry Fry Centre.
CWAD commission its own Interpreting Services Agency, called CWSLIS
CWAD start a youth group for D/deaf young people and families for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing young people and their siblings, and the hearing children of deaf adults (CODAs).
CWSLIS has handed over interpreting service to CWBSLI Ltd and closed its own business.
