Do you want the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) to do a better job serving you? Click here to sign the petition today to demand change at the IDHHC.

Illinois Association of the Deaf Legislative Chair Jason Altmann shares that now is the time for you to express your concerns with IDHHC to ensure IDHHC commissioners take corrective action. A strong IDHHC is imperative for the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing community; we cannot do it without your support. Click here to sign […]

Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) President Corey Axelrod submitted another letter to the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission on behalf of the IAD this morning with three requests: Pursuant to Article IV, Section X of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Bylaws, the opportunity to address the commission during the upcoming […]

Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) President Corey Axelrod submitted another letter on behalf of the IAD this morning expressing the grave concerns the IAD has with the cyclical behaviors at the IDHHC resulting in the marginalization of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. In this letter, President Axelrod shares, “the IDHHC must commit […]

Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) President Corey Axelrod shares in his latest VLOG the IAD has grown tired of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) not being inclusive and inadequately representing the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Please join the IAD by sending a letter of concern […]

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 […]

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 […]