History Previously known as Metro Deaf Literacy Network Established in 1994 to promote literacy among Deaf, Deaf/Blind and hard-of-hearing adults in Nova Scotia beginning with the greater Halifax area Sponsored by the Society of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Nova Scotians (SDHHNS) Current provincial organization, Deaf Literacy Nova Scotia, was initiated in 2002 in response to needs identified by their Deaf Needs Assessment Project, as well as the Project 2000 Research Project, undertaken by SDHHNS