Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano, President of Gallaudet University, said it perfectly when she shared your right to vote is the most powerful action you can take as an American citizen in impacting this country’s future. Click here to find out where you can vote! #Election2016 #ElectionDay #GoVote
My name is Khiana Washington and I currently attend Columbia College Chicago in the American Sign Language Interpreting program. My teacher, Anglea Malcomson, thought it might be a good idea to reach out to you and see if you could help me with my research project. I am doing a project about the importance of understanding […]
Two weeks ago, the Illinois Association of the Deaf and West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD) hosted a community roundtable. During this meeting, several people asked for IAD to take the lead with developing an email distribution list for all announcements related to the Illinois Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind community. Click here […]
IAD recently enhanced it’s website Calendar page to provide visitors increased flexibility when viewing scheduled events. Events can now be viewed by month, or in agenda, posterboard or stream format by selecting the choices on the right side of the Calendar webpage. Posted events now include details such as links to Googlemaps for directions and event […]
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.
IAD President Corey Axelrod, Vice President Kevin Ryan, Membership Secretary Susan Dramin-Weiss and Jacksonville Chapter of IAD President will be representing the IAD next week at the NAD Conference. All four delegates want to hear from you; they want to know how IAD members would like them to vote during next week’s elections at the […]
With the arrival of Summer and the upcoming Fourth of July holidays, IAD would like to remind everyone not to text or video chat while driving or use many different kinds of apps (I.e. Via Glide, FaceTime or SMS). Read more…
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, […]
IAD Media Chair Donald Moore shares he is looking for a graphic designer and copywriter to join the IAD Media Team! Please contact Donald if you would like to join the team!
You can purchase your new shirt today for only $20 – it’s easy, click here to purchase today! All proceeds will fund IAD’s programs designed to improve the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Illinois!
