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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you know the meaning behind “the Days of the Dead?” October 31 is Halloween or All Hallows eve. November 1 is “el Dia de los innnocentes” or the day of the children and All Saints Day. November second is All Souls Day or the Day of the Dead.Check out the ASL story and CC […]
The NAD and IAD has a very exciting conference planned and to make it a wonderful experience for all of our attendees, we need YOUR help! If you’re looking for volunteering opportunities — this is it!
IAD would like to take the time to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. IAD accomplished a lot in 2019 and we couldn’t have done it without the continuous support from our members. IAD gained more than 50 members this year! Several successful fundraisers were hosted in order to continue our advocacy work […]
At the recent 50th Biennial IAD conference, members proposed and voted on having a committee to develop a new logo for IAD. Logo committee: Logo designer Michael Dubowe, Rosemary Edwards, Joe Vieira and logo liaison Darci Zook met and discussed the logo requirements and suggestions for nearly 2 months. On September 22, the Board voted on […]
Video contains 200 photos, brief video clips, acknowledgement of IAD Award winners and newly elected IAD Officers for the 2019-2021 term. Feel free to share and it is not too early consider coming to our 2021 Conference ! https://youtu.be/UWEGVAQhTiI
If you attend a portion of or all of the recent conference, please take a few moments to complete a short survey and provide any feedback you may have. All responses will be kept confidential and aggregated (combined with other responses) to compile a summary of responses received. By identifying what worked and what did […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf accomplished a lot between the 2017 and 2019 Conferences. Please take a look at our highlight video that recaps the past two exceptional years of advancing the social, educational, and economic well-being of deaf and hard of hearing citizens of Illinois.
