Happy Spring From IAD!

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 […]

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March Events & Updates

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 […]

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February Updates

The month of February is Black History Month. We celebrate Black History because it’s the time to remember all the accomplishments and contributions that African Americans have made throughout history. Here are several links/resources. https://www.blackdeafcenter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/100007224964798/videos/2800682756849196/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/430100220430267 Are you deaf or hard of hearing? Have you given birth in the past 10 years? Want to […]

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Wrapping Up 2020!

From all of us to you, we wish you a happy, healthy and safe holidays! 2020 was a year that we will never forget. We hope 2021 brings you warmth, love, and light to guide your path to a positive destination.  The IAD website will be under construction during the holiday season. We are making […]

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December Updates

Hanukkah (also spelled “Chanukah”) is an eight-day winter “festival of lights,” which begins each year on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.In short, Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a group of Jewish warriors defeated the occupying Greek armies. The festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness […]

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Update: Q4 IAD Board Meeting

Please disregard the previous email sent regarding the Q4 IAD board meeting. Here is the zoom link for the Q4 IAD board meeting that was held on December 3, 2020 at 7:30PM. https://fb.watch/29_fCy_ihl/ Due to COVID-19 and the public’s health, the board has voted to postpone the 2021 IAD conference, to be hosted by Jacksonville […]

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What Are You Thankful For?

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 […]

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