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 […]
With the arrival of Summer and the upcoming Fourth of July holidays, IAD would like to remind everyone not to text or video chat while driving or use many different kinds of apps (I.e. Via Glide, FaceTime or SMS). Read more…
It’s an exciting time to be an Illinois Association of the Deaf member! We’re looking at adding a new chapter in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and we want YOU to join us as a part of this new chapter! We’ll be hosting a meeting on Friday, June 17th at the Barrington Starbucks (101 W. Main St., Barrington, […]
We hope you join the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) and Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (IRID) tomorrow (Saturday, May 21) for the Rosa Lee Show at the Yellow Box in Naperville, click here for more information. All proceeds will go to the 2017 IAD/IRID Joint Conference, your support is much appreciated! We […]
Senate Bill 2038 is currently on Governor Rauner’s desk for his signature and veto. The bill affects social service and CIL funding so we need the Deaf community to contact Rauner and tell him that he needs to sign the bill. Illinois Legislature has passed Senate Bill 2038 and the bill is currently on Governor […]
