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.
Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) President Corey Axelrod submitted another letter on behalf of the IAD this morning expressing the grave concerns the IAD has with the cyclical behaviors at the IDHHC resulting in the marginalization of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. In this letter, President Axelrod shares, “the IDHHC must commit […]
Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) President Corey Axelrod shares in his latest VLOG the IAD has grown tired of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) not being inclusive and inadequately representing the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Please join the IAD by sending a letter of concern […]
Letters continue to be sent to John Miller, Director of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. The latest letter was written by Illinois School for the Deaf teacher Fara Harper. In this letter, Fara shares “We might not be able to hear but we do want to be heard. Inclusion, not exclusion, is […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf recognizes the Illinois School for the Deaf Alumni Association (ISDAA), Jacksonville Community Center for the Deaf (JCCD) and Jacksonville Chapter of Illinois Association of the Deaf (JIAD) for sending letters of concern to Dr. Beth Purvis, Illinois Secretary of Education, and John Miller, Director of the Illinois Deaf and […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf recognizes the Task Force Team for sending a letter to John Miller, Director of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. In this letter, Tamera Gaudet-Doody, leader of the Task Force Team, expressed the team’s concerns with IDHHC’s recent decisions regarding the search committee (steering committee) for the […]
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 approval of the IAD Executive Board, IAD President Corey Axelrod submitted another letter to the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) today. The letter was addressed to IDHHC Chairperson Theresa Fuller-Sakolsky and identified the various areas of concern the IAD has with the management and oversight of the IDHHC. In the […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf recognizes the community’s concerns in how the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) excluded the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD), Illinois School for the Deaf Alumni Association and Jacksonville Community Center for the Deaf from the steering committee advising IDHHC on strategic initiatives to secure candidates […]
