2023 Biennial Conference Agenda

Conference Agenda

as of May 20223
Topics and Speakers are subject to change

Friday, June 30, 2023
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Registration Open
7:00-8:15 AM	Bylaws meeting
8:30-10:00 AM	Connecting with Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Our Past, Present and Future Speaker: Christina Pean Session 1 Room A	DeafBlind Awareness Speakers: John Filek and Joann Rushing Session 1 Room B
10:15-11:45 AM	An Update on IL LEAD-K Speakers: Libby Oxenham and Anita Cervantes-Bowen Session 2 Room A	State Mental Health System: Ensuring Access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind and Late-Deafened Speaker: Jenessa Williams Session 2 Room B
12:00-1:30 PM	Lunch and Keynote (lunch included in registration) Keynote Speaker: IDHHC Director Benro Ogunyipe
1:45-3:15 PM	ASL Cares (hospice and pallative care) Speakers: Brandie Belford, Tara Cook, Paul Pyers and Sara Wilson Session 3 Room A	25 Years of IDHCC: From Past to the Present, Reconnecting for a Stronger Collaboration Toward a Better Future Speaker: Benro Ogunyipe Session 3 Room B
3:30-5:00 PM	Forum
5:00-7:30 PM	Dinner on your own
7:30-9:30 PM	Entertainment (included in registration) Bowling and/or BINGO at King Pin Lanes
Saturday, July 1, 2023
7:00-8:00 AM	Breakfast on your own (hotel guests get free breakfast)
8:30-11:45 AM	Business Meeting I
12:00-2:00 PM	Lunch/Awards (lunch included in registration) Raffle Drawing/Auction Ends
2:15-5:00 PM	Business Meeting II, Officer Elections and Farewells
5:00-7:00 PM	Dinner and Post-Transition Conference Meeting

CEU Information
IRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This conference has been approved for a total of 1.05 General Studies CEUs (max of 0.6) at both the Little/None and the Some level of Content Knowledge. (Each session is worth 0.15 CEUs.).

Refer to this document for additional details on obtaining CEUs.

Youth Program for children will be held in the Peridot room while parents attend workshops.
Exhibitors will also have space in the Jade Room.

• This conference is for all ages of signing citizens of Illinois and the goal is to work together to improve the deaf and hard of hearing experiences in Illinois.
  
  
• In the unlikely event we need to cancel, registered attendees will be informed by email. Refunds may be requested up until July 06, 2023, by contacting conference@iadeaf.org
  
  
• If there are any reasonable accommodation requests from potential participants, please contact conference@ideaf.org
  
  
• Illinois Association of the Deaf reserves the right to determine if the requests are reasonable before approval.
  
  
• Illinois Association of the Deaf adheres to its non-discrimination policies and promotes an environment of mutual respect and free from bias.

At this time COVID masks are not required during the conference, but are optional. We ask everyone to respect those who wear masks.

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