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 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) was featured in an article published in the State Journal-Register this evening. Several Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) members were quoted in this article. Click here to read the article.
IAD is looking out for the interests of Illinois deaf community by conducting surveys on the following areas: Emergency Alerts and Accessibility, Community Demographics, and Nursing Home with Communication Access. Help IAD by telling us what you think and provide feedback by completing one or more surveys, which can be found under the “Contact Us” […]
Without holding the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) accountable for their shortcomings, time will continue to pass and the Deaf community will remain underserved by the IDHHC. We must continue to push for change!
The Fox Valley Chapter will be hosting a Children’s Halloween Party on Friday, October 21, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party will have several activities such as witch hat toss, face painting, Halloween crafts and many more. We will give out prizes!! Come and have fun. We would like you to dress […]
Earlier this week, we released a VLOG featuring Igor Zapadinsky, a parent of three deaf children. During this VLOG, Igor shared his concerns about the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) not taking corrective action to improve Deaf Education in Illinois. Today, we’re releasing a VLOG featuring a co-chair of the Illinois Association […]
Igor Zapadinsky, a member of the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) and parent of three Deaf children, shares his concerns about the actions (or lack thereof) of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) in regards to Deaf education. Igor shares when the IDHHC fails to do their job, our Deaf and […]
At last week’s Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) meeting, members of the Deaf community shared their concerns about the issues surrounding the IDHHC. These issues include, but are not limited to the following: IDHHC does not adequately explain information and legal rights to Deaf consumers; IDHHC often does not follow through on […]
Do you want to make a public comment at the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Meeting next Thursday, August 18th? Do you need a ride from the Chicagoland area to Springfield for this meeting? If you answered yes to both questions, please contact Illinois Association of the Deaf President Corey Axelrod at president@iadeaf.org for a ride to […]
