Gustavo Diaz, President of West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD) and Corey Axelrod, President of the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) want to make sure your organization is included in the upcoming roundtable in the Chicagoland area! We don’t want to indadvertedly exclude any organizations, please make sure you email IAD President Corey […]
Another roundtable discussion!? Yep, this time the Illinois Association of the Deaf is partnering with the West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD) to host a community roundtable during the fall in the Chicagoland area. This roundtable will be an opportunity for community leaders from the Chicagoland area to come together and discuss collaboration, accountability and other areas […]
Friends in the Chicagoland area, please read the email below received by one of our chapters, Chicago Chapter of Illinois Association of the Deaf, regarding public forums being held tomorrow July 12th and on Thursday, July 14th. Good Afternoon, As part of our civil pattern or practice investigation into the Chicago Police Department and our continued […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) made a huge splash this week in Phoenix, Arizona at the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Conference! Watch IAD representatives share their experiences and areas of impact this week. The team looks forward to coming back home and continuing further with our mission of improving the lives of all in Illinois.
It’s an exciting time to be an Illinois Association of the Deaf member! We’re looking at adding a new chapter in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and we want YOU to join us as a part of this new chapter! We’ll be hosting a meeting on Friday, June 17th at the Barrington Starbucks (101 W. Main St., Barrington, […]
We hope you join the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) and Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (IRID) tomorrow (Saturday, May 21) for the Rosa Lee Show at the Yellow Box in Naperville, click here for more information. All proceeds will go to the 2017 IAD/IRID Joint Conference, your support is much appreciated! We […]
We hope you join us tomorrow at Crystal Lake Brewing for a Deaf Social night to benefit the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD)! A portion of all proceeds will go to the IAD, we’ll also have a 50/50 raffle and several other awesome surprises! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening! https://www.facebook.com/events/1995272527363542/
IAD held its first Deaf Youth Spring Bash last Friday night! The event was an awesome success as we had more than 80 people join us in dancing the night away! Click here to see the photo album!
The Illinois Deaf community is still buzzing from last week’s roundtable discussion in Champaign. If you missed the roundtable, Illinois Association of the Deaf President Corey Axelrod recaps some of the issues discussed in the VLOG above. If you’d like to get involved and be a part of the solution, please contact Corey at President@iadeaf.org.
The Illinois Association of the Deaf made history last Saturday, bringing together more than 50 Deaf organizational leaders to Champaign to discuss the various issues Deaf individuals face in Illinois! Take a look to see what participants thought about the roundtable! We look forward to having you involved in our next roundtable, more information will be announced […]
