For Deaf individuals who may be interested in becoming a CDI, one of the requirements is 40 hours of training before you are able to sit in the RID/CASLI’s CDI written exam. Don’t miss this opportunity! The training will take place in Indianapolis at Indiana School for the Deaf on March 27-29 and April 24-26 2020. […]
Are you ready for the 2020 NAD Conference in Chicago? Make sure your NAD membership is current to attend all 55th Biennial NAD Conference events with the exception of the Exhibit Hall. If you are not a NAD member, you can join or purchase the non-member registration. You may download the PDF, fill it out on your computer, then print […]
Be sure to tune in this Sunday for the Super Bowl LIV! Christine Sun Kim will be signing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful. Here are two articles to get to know the Transgressive Deaf Artist Christine Sun Kim better and how they were selected to perform. Make us proud! Christine Sun Kim Article […]
The priorities committee met on Zoom (video conference) on Wednesday night. IAD Secretary Darci Zook, Media Coordinator Don Moore, Fara Harper Jacksonville Chapter of IAD and Sam Russotto, McLakes Chapter of IAD discussed the updates with the IAD website, future mentorship program and so much more. IAD’s first board meeting of the year will be […]
Every New Year, there is always a new set of laws to obey. Check out the new laws for the State of Illinois New Laws for 2020. Want to become more involved in helping the State of Illinois improve for the deaf+ community? NAD State Legislative Affairs Coordinator Kim Bianco Majeri gives an update about the importance of meeting […]
Come and join us for our first quarterly meeting of 2020 in Downers Grove at AIM-CIL on January 25, 9-4. We will be discussing a lot of new business and fundraising ideas for our continuous advocacy. For more details, check out our facebook event page: IAD Q1 meeting information. On the evening of the 25th and […]
Psst… don’t forget to join us for our annual ASL Holiday Storytime this Saturday, December 14 at Barnes and Nobles in Schaumburg at 1:00PM. Signing Santa and the elves will be there to share holiday stories in ASL! We’ll also have holiday crafts for children to bring home – the little ones can create something merry and make […]
IAD would like to thank everyone who attended the 5th annual Thanksgiving Eve Party on Wednesday night. It was a success and a wonderful way to reconnect with everyone. December is finally here and 2019 is quickly coming to an end. IAD is eager to see what 2020 has in store for us with our new priorities. […]
Come join us on Wednesday evening for the annual IAD Thanksgiving Eve Party at GameWorks Schaumburg. Tickets are $30 for adults and $12 for children (ages 4-12). Tickets include heavy appetizers, non-alcoholic beverages, dessert and a 1-hour timed game card (can be used any time). There will be a cash bar, silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. […]
The Chicago Deaf Rainbow Alliance for the deaf + community in Chicago will be hosting their first get-together on Saturday, November 23 at 2:30-5PM. Come join us, meet, chat, and connect. Questions? Contact ChicagoDeafrainbowALL@gmail.com ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IAD will be hosting their 5th annual Thanksgiving Eve Party on November 27 at 6:30-10:30PM. Buy tickets today for someone and […]
