You can purchase your new shirt today for only $20 – it’s easy, click here to purchase today! All proceeds will fund IAD’s programs designed to improve the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Illinois!
You can purchase your new shirt today for only $20 – it’s easy, click here to purchase today! All proceeds will fund IAD’s programs designed to improve the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in Illinois!
American Sign Language (ASL) is how our children communicate, and they share their love for ASL in this video! We ask you support our new campaign to create awareness by using #theseareourkids in your social media posts, etc.
IAD held its first Deaf Youth Spring Bash last Friday night! The event was an awesome success as we had more than 80 people join us in dancing the night away! Click here to see the photo album!
Special Offer: the Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) has a special promotion, it’s only $5 to join/renew your IAD membership. It’s easy, visit www.iadeaf.org/join and complete your membership registration today!
The Illinois Deaf community is still buzzing from last week’s roundtable discussion in Champaign. If you missed the roundtable, Illinois Association of the Deaf President Corey Axelrod recaps some of the issues discussed in the VLOG above. If you’d like to get involved and be a part of the solution, please contact Corey at President@iadeaf.org.
The Illinois Association of the Deaf made history last Saturday, bringing together more than 50 Deaf organizational leaders to Champaign to discuss the various issues Deaf individuals face in Illinois! Take a look to see what participants thought about the roundtable! We look forward to having you involved in our next roundtable, more information will be announced […]
The Illinois Association of the Deaf and Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf are proud to present the ‘Rosa Lee Show’ on May 21, 2016 in Naperville, IL! https://www.facebook.com/events/841615225944830/
The Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD) strongly believes every Deaf and Hard of Hearing child should have access to American Sign Language (ASL). Early access to ASL serves as a foundation for language acquisition. Nyle DiMarco is a beneficiary of early access to ASL, but the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and […]
Sunday, April 3, 2016 Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Attn: Meredith Sugar, Esq Dear Ms. Sugar: Your letter in response to the Washington Post’s “The Reliable Source” column on Nyle DiMarco and his successes as a Deaf individual demonstrates the dismissive attitude your organization has continuously projected towards American […]
Laura Thompson, Communications Access Advocate at AIM Center for Independent Living (CIL) in Downers Grove, Illinois, collaborated with the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) to develop a communication card for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to use with law enforcement. Check it out ! For more details visit the Law Enforcement Communication […]
