About

Deaf Advocate is a resource center for the Deaf world.

Deaf Advocates enable the community with resources, advocacy and ADA compliance information.

DeafAdvocate.app is a Deaf.app Service.

Meet our CEO

Rex Sarazen

Rex Sarazen is the founder and CEO of the American conglomerate Leshire. He is a technologist, entrepreneur and an advocate for the Deaf.

Since 2012, Rex and the team at Leshire built a portfolio of brands; Solving for the people in a new digital revolution.

Born in Lestershire, New York into an IBM family and raised in Endicott (The location of Plant No. 1 and birthplace of IBM.) Rex credits his success to the firmware of the last generation of original IBMers. Their principles and singular legacy animate Leshire on a mission to enable humanity.

Rex is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adult), Interpreter, supporter of Deaf-world initiatives and advocate for Deaf civil rights; Combating audism (discrimination against the Deaf), promoting quality of life issues for Deaf Americans and the Deaf worldwide.