The State Journal-Register released another article yesterday morning about the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC). In this article written by Dean Olsen, commission spokeswoman Veronica Vera is quoted saying, “IDHHC continues to work with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in an advisory capacity concerning educational interpreters.” Number four of the […]
Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano, President of Gallaudet University, said it perfectly when she shared your right to vote is the most powerful action you can take as an American citizen in impacting this country’s future. Click here to find out where you can vote! #Election2016 #ElectionDay #GoVote
The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission continues to leave outdated, inaccurate and misleading information on their website. On the IDHHC website, the IDHHC claims that “due to no approval on budget by the Governor, there is no date for the annual fall conference for the year of 2016.” This is not true! In the […]
My name is Khiana Washington and I currently attend Columbia College Chicago in the American Sign Language Interpreting program. My teacher, Anglea Malcomson, thought it might be a good idea to reach out to you and see if you could help me with my research project. I am doing a project about the importance of understanding […]
President Corey Axelrod sent an open letter to 500+ Illinois Licensed interpreters about the need for the Deaf and Interpreting communities to collaborate and affect positive change. Please read the letter below and share with interpreters: Greetings Interpreters: On Saturday, October 15, 2016, I attended the Illinois Registry of Interpreters (IRID) Fall Conference and addressed […]
The last IAD Board Meeting for 2016 will be held on December 3, 2016. Consider joining us – the meeting is open to the public! See flyer for more information.
Are you the Vlogger Tom Bruhn is looking for? We’re looking for community members to share their experiences with Deaf Education in Illinois. If you’re a student, parent of a DHH child, educator or interpreter and want to share your story, please email Tom today at TBruhn@iadeaf.org!
Two weeks ago, the Illinois Association of the Deaf and West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD) hosted a community roundtable. During this meeting, several people asked for IAD to take the lead with developing an email distribution list for all announcements related to the Illinois Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind community. Click here […]
IAD recently enhanced it’s website Calendar page to provide visitors increased flexibility when viewing scheduled events. Events can now be viewed by month, or in agenda, posterboard or stream format by selecting the choices on the right side of the Calendar webpage. Posted events now include details such as links to Googlemaps for directions and event […]
