Metro South Asian Deaf Association

The Metro South Asian Deaf Association (MSADA) is an organization of deaf people from South Asian countries. It was established on 10 May 2003. The idea for it was born when members of the diaspora from the seven countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka met at the 2000 Deaf Way organized by Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

Their goal in setting up the organization was to promote personal and social progress, share the diverse cultures of the South Asian region and cooperate with deaf people from other developing countries. The organization is dedicated to the personal, economic, technological, social, and cultural growth, emphasizing collective self-reliance and increasing deaf awareness.