Here are a few ways to stay occupied and educated with your deaf+ and hard of hearing children! Pass this along so other deaf+ kids and families have this opportunity to check it out. ASL eBooks and Resources will keep you busy with storybook readings and videos for everyone to enjoy! As we continue to deal […]
This ASL video with English voice-over and captions will introduce you to the 2020 Census, present a quick overview of the online questionnaire, and help you answer the questions. For additional information about responding to the 2020 Census, visit the official website at 2020Census.gov. For phone support for people who are deaf or with hearing […]
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!
Lots of exciting news to share! March is Deaf Women History Month! How are you celebrating your fellow deaf women this month? _____________________________________________________________________________ On March 4th, National Association of the Deaf – NAD announced an exciting Congressional bill that will recognize American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign languages used in the U.S. through ensuring that […]
For Deaf individuals who may be interested in becoming a CDI, one of the requirements is 40 hours of training before you are able to sit in the RID/CASLI’s CDI written exam. Don’t miss this opportunity! The training will take place in Indianapolis at Indiana School for the Deaf on March 27-29 and April 24-26 2020. […]
Are you ready for the 2020 NAD Conference in Chicago? Make sure your NAD membership is current to attend all 55th Biennial NAD Conference events with the exception of the Exhibit Hall. If you are not a NAD member, you can join or purchase the non-member registration. You may download the PDF, fill it out on your computer, then print […]
Be sure to tune in this Sunday for the Super Bowl LIV! Christine Sun Kim will be signing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful. Here are two articles to get to know the Transgressive Deaf Artist Christine Sun Kim better and how they were selected to perform. Make us proud! Christine Sun Kim Article […]
The priorities committee met on Zoom (video conference) on Wednesday night. IAD Secretary Darci Zook, Media Coordinator Don Moore, Fara Harper Jacksonville Chapter of IAD and Sam Russotto, McLakes Chapter of IAD discussed the updates with the IAD website, future mentorship program and so much more. IAD’s first board meeting of the year will be […]
Every New Year, there is always a new set of laws to obey. Check out the new laws for the State of Illinois New Laws for 2020. Want to become more involved in helping the State of Illinois improve for the deaf+ community? NAD State Legislative Affairs Coordinator Kim Bianco Majeri gives an update about the importance of meeting […]
Come and join us for our first quarterly meeting of 2020 in Downers Grove at AIM-CIL on January 25, 9-4. We will be discussing a lot of new business and fundraising ideas for our continuous advocacy. For more details, check out our facebook event page: IAD Q1 meeting information. On the evening of the 25th and […]
