Upcoming Events
- Heartland Chapter's General Meeting
January 28, 2012HIAD will have their first General Meeting of the year on January 28th, 2012 at Proctor Professional Building. We also expect to have an election. For more details, visit their web site at www.hiad.org
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- IAD Board of Directors Meeting (Snow Day)
January 28, 2012IAD Board of Directors Meeting (rescheduled due to big snow in Schaumburg, IL last Friday) will be on Saturday, Jan. 28th at the Friendship Centre at High Point, 175 S. High Point Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open to...
- WSAD's 18th Individual Handicap Deaf Bowling Classic
February 04, 2012Deaf Bowling Classic - Flyer for the event and plus to register to bowl can be found at www.wsad.org
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- IDHHC Workshop
February 04, 2012IDHHC Workshop 10am to 3pm Presenter: John Miller More Information will follow
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- HIAD's Super Football Party 2012
February 05, 2012Heartland Chapter of IAD's Super Football Party 2012 Time: 4 p.m. to ??? See flyer at "list of Event"
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- JCCD's Valentine party on Feb 10th!! **TBA***
February 10, 2012JCCD's Valentine party on Feb 10th!! **TBA***
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- Illini Chapter Crazy Bowl & Taco Dinner
February 11, 2012Check out more infomation at List of Events
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- Training on the Importance of Voting
February 11, 2012Training on the Importance of Voting by Angela Botz, Presenter on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at the Progress Center for Indpendent Living, 7521 Madison Street, Forest Park, Illinois 60130 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. Vote Matters for the Deaf and...
- LEAD Chapter Valentine's Party & Lasagna CookOff
February 11, 2012Valentine's Party & Lasagna Cookoff 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Barren Township, Rt. 154 Hwy, Sesser, IL 62884
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- JCCD's General Meeting
March 03, 2012Jacksonville Community Center for the Deaf's General Meeting
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News/Updates
Action Alert: Support Ind. School for the Deaf, Oppose HB 1367
The National Association of the Deaf asks everyone to support the Indiana School for the Deaf by calling/emailing Indiana legislators and asking them to oppose Indiana State House Bill 1367. The bill would remove the outreach center currently housed at the Indiana School for the Deaf, terminate all staff working in that center, and recreate a new outreach center separate from the school. HEAR Indiana is the major proponent of this bill.
The outreach center already provides comprehensive and impartial information to all deaf and hard of hearing children and their parents in Indiana. There is no need to dismantle this outreach center and begin all over again with a new center. Doing so also is fiscally irresponsible and unnecessary in these difficult economic times.
The National Association of the Deaf sent a letter to Indiana legislators, and asks all members and supporters to call or send their own emails and letters to these Indiana legislators. For more information about the bill and how to write a letter, a flyer from the Deaf community in Indiana is provided below.
Indiana Deaf Education Colalition Flyer (PDF)
Indiana Deaf Education Coalition Flyer (Word)
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FCC Releases Internet Protocol Captioning Rules
On Friday, January 13, 2012 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released rules governing the closed captioning requirements for video programming delivered using Internet protocol (IP). This Report & Order also includes rules on the closed captioning capabilities of certain apparatus on which consumers view video programming. These rules were issued pursuant to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) and explain how the FCC will apply the CVAA sections related to IP captioning. To see the full FCC report, visit:
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0113/FCC-12-9A1.pdf
