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Happy May! It’s that time of the year again! Are you interested in getting involved with IAD? Email elections@iadeaf.org today! IAD will be having the Q2 Board Meeting on 5/13/2021 at 7:30PM. Stay tuned for more information! It’s National Nurses Week! Thank you to all of the nurses out there! #HappyNursesWeek Check out the #WhyISign […]
Illinois Pre-employment Transition Services Week provides opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing college-bound students from the state of Illinois to gain experience and explore their career interests in STEM fields. This program is available to all eligible deaf and hard-of-hearing students at no cost. The program will be held online Sunday, June 27 – Thursday, July […]
Happy Passover! Check out the signs from all over the world on the Jewish Deaf Congress Facebook page! Join us on March 31, 2021 at 6PM for a zoom webinar with ZVRS! They will be addressing the possibilities of using VRS at work! Register today at https://purplevrs.zoom.us/j/92993753496 ID: ZVRS flyer with purple and orange gradient […]
Join Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton for the Women and Girls of Illinois virtual empowerment summits! There will be virtual summits every Wednesday! The second summit is on March 10 at 5:30PM: ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE. With the ongoing pandemic, accessibility while wearing masks is still important. How can deaf+ and hard of hearing people communicate? How […]
ID: Blue slide appears with white text “What are you thankful for?” then disappears. Each individual expresses what they are thankful for. Susan Dramin-Weiss (Illini Chapter): T-H-A-N-K-F-U-L. I’m thankful for the healthcare workers all over the world. It’s currently a bad time and we are blessed to have the healthcare workers to take care of […]
The Health Signs Center created a COVID-19 survey. Please take the time to share your experiences, thoughts, and opinions about COVID-19 accessibility and inclusion in the State of Illinois. Requirements: 1) deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or deafdisabled 2) uses sign language as their primary language 3) must be 18+ 4) must live in California, […]
This Friday, June 19 is Juneteenth and we would like to share a few resources that we gathered from Access Living in Chicago, IL. This year will be the 155th anniversary of June 19, 1865. When the news broke of the Emancipation Proclamation declaring the enslaved to be free on January 1, 1863, many enslavers continued […]
We hope you can join us tomorrow evening for the Q2 IAD Board meeting at 7PM (CST). The meeting will take place on Zoom and Facebook live. We will be covering issues regarding COVID-19, future plans, accessibility and continuous advocacy for the future. To join us, enter ID: 875 8924 0339 after you install Zoom app or […]
