The association is housed in a two storey building, office at Shahrah-e-Faisal,
donated by Mr. Kochra's family.

PAD’s Computer Literacy Center:
                  At PAD’s Computer Literacy Center deaf teacher teaches deaf student using Sign Language. Here we teach office automation, Email + internet, Presentation skills, and graphics tools. Number of deaf student who learn I.T. course at PAD got jobs at different companies.

Basic Literacy Course:
                  Since long PAD offering basic literacy course to deaf children and adult who wasn’t able to go to formal school of any reason. In this course we teach basic or Urdu, English, Math etc. The aim of this program is to fight against the illiteracy and make them to able to read, write and understand Urdu/English at some level.

English Language Course:
                  Since start PAD realized the importance of English Language and we are providing English language course for deaf student. Since the emerging of communication tools (Email, SMS, instant messaging software) more and more deaf people are interested in English Language course, as this give them freedom to communicate with world wide deaf community using latest communication tool that can be utilize in English language.

Sign Language course:
                  Deaf community live with hearing community, we always encourage hearing people to learn sign language and break the barrier of communication and support us to build an inclusive society. PAD always welcome, hearing people who want to learn sign language for either reason (for becoming teacher of the deaf, or having deaf children or relative, etc). Our sign language course is open for all hearing people.

Sign Language committee:
                  PAD promote the natural language of the deaf (Sign Language) PAD has sign language research committee, this committee working since many years and was able to publish 5 books on Pakistan Sign Language, also develop a CD on Pakistan Sign Language with collaboration of IUCN/SDNPK.

Summer Course:
                  In summer vacations PAD offer packages that include help in education problems, fun time with computer, artwork, and recreational tours.

Public awareness programs:
                  PAD not only take different social events for public awareness, but also arrange our own seminar and programs for the cause, so far we arranged walks on the right of person with disabilities, Seminar on Right of access to information, Right of driving, also celebrate  Aids day, children day, independent day, etc.

Helping Affiliated organizations:
                  PAD has many affiliated members organizations, mostly are from rural areas, PAD always encourage them to come out from the cage, and share information with them, we are also encouraging them to setup computer literacy center in their centers/clubs, and we offer training to their key persons. We also support poor deaf from Zakat fund.

Job placement:
                  Finding job for less fortunate people is really hard task, keeping the view of fewer jobs more people in Pakistan especially in populated cities. PAD always try to help deaf people in finding jobs so they can earn some income to live independently. In past we were able to help some deaf people in finding job by convincing companies to help deaf people. But same time we are feeling that there is lot more to do in this field, we are planning new strategy (skill + job) and hoping that this strategy will helps us in future. KFC Restaurant opened a branch for the first time in Pakistan that is run and maintained by the deaf persons. KFC experienced it in Malaysia and then in Pakistan. Deaf persons from PAD were selected to work at KFC and they are performing their duties well.

Marriage affairs of the deaf:
                  We have a women wing to look after deaf women affairs. One responsibility of women wing is marriage counseling and match making. Deaf + Deaf marriages are more successful but as deaf are in minority their families feel difficulties in finding appropriate match for their deaf children. Parent of deaf girls face more problems in finding trusted match, many and many deaf girls become overage just because of unavailability of suitable match. PAD, being an association of the deaf, and for the deaf, feel the responsibility to help parents of these deaf children. In past we arrange many successful marriages of deaf boys and girls. And we are willing to help more and more families.

Recreational Programs:
                  PAD always take care of needs for healthy mind, healthy body is must for healthy mind, so we try to provide our members and their families some happy moments, these recreational tours not only give tem relax but also bring these families more close that helps in finding new friends and opportunities for making matches for their deaf relatives.

Recent Activities:

• March 2007:
• Celebrated International Day of Disabled Person – theme: Human Rights of the persons with Disabilites (PWDs) in the light of United Nation’s convention on the right of PWDs. (Chief Guest Mr. Zaigham M. Rizvi – Chairman (HBFC), Mr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Mr. Abdul Haseeb Khan, Mr. Sardar Yaseen Malik, Mr. Masood Naqi, S.M. Muneer etc.)

• December 2007:
• Celebrated International Day of Disabled Person – theme: Decent Work (Chief Guest Mr. Mustafa Kamal – City Nazim, Mr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Mr. Abdul Haseeb Khan, Mr. Sardar Yaseen Malik, Mr. Masood Naqi, S.M. Muneer etc.)
• October 2007:
• Celebrated 20th Anniversary of PAD (Chief Guest Niab Nazim, guest of honor Mr. Zaigham M. Rizvi, Mr. Abdul Haseeb Khan, and Mr. Abdul Majeed Zkaria CEO Zkaria Securities, Muhammad Nusrat Vohra – SEVP & Group Chief-NBP)
• June 2007:
• 3rd seminar on Right of Driving (Chief Guest – Minster Environment,            Mr. Zaigham M. Rizvi, Judge Dr. M. Ghous, Ms. Fakhar Karim – EDO Education)
• April 2007:
• Gathering of deaf community and their friends (Chief Guest Mr. Zaigham M. Rizvi Chairman HBFC, and Mr. Abdul Haseeb Khan President Brooks Pharma)

• Sept 2006:
• Women wing of PAD arranged a gathering and informative (AIDS, Cousin Marriage, etc.) program at PC hotel, chief guest was Naib Nazim          Ms. Nasreen Jalil.
• July 2006:
•  PAD arranged a seminar on “information accessibility and assistive devices for the person with disabilities, in collaboration with Thai and Japanese expert from Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)
• June 2006:
• PAD arranged a seminar and a walk on “right of driving” for deaf community, in which Deputy Home Secretary, DIG Traffic Capt. Falak Khurshid agreed to support our opinion, and Dr. Faisullah Mir,                 Mr. Zia Awan Advocate, speak in favor of deaf community.
• March 2006:
• Arranged awareness raising seminar on “Access to information – Web accessibility for Person with Disability (PWDs)”
• March 2006:
• Visit rural areas of Sindh and Kashmir for expending the network and for survey the situation of the deaf community there.
• December 2005:
• Our advisor / special project coordinator attended seminar on earthquake as resource person, arranged by APCD and gave presentation on the communication difficulties.
• December 2005:
• Brought city’s deaf cricket clubs together to play friendly matches, the aim was to raise understanding and friendship rather conflicts.
• September 2005:
• Sent 2 persons to support Int’l program (CBSHOD) preparation, and two trainees to attend CBSHOD.
• June 2005:
• Extend hand of friendship toward other disabled people (blind, physically challenged, etc.) and support them for “an evening with person with disabilities (PWDs)”. The idea is to learn the difficulties faced by different type of disabilities and help one another, and make joint movement for the right of person with disabilities.
• June 2005:
• After preparing research file on issue of “Driving License for the deaf” we arranged a meeting with Home Ministry this made the Govt. of Sindh to give serious attention to the issue.
• March 2005:
• After preparing research file on issue of “Driving License for the deaf” we arranged a meeting with Home Ministry this made the Govt. of Sindh to give serious attention to the issue.