Seminar on Psychological Aspects of Hearing Loss

Dr. Patricia Scherer, Ph.D.,  well-respected authority on deafness  is speaking on the psychological aspects of hearing loss at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 6:30-8:30pm.
For more information and to register, click here.

Join us for a Family Night of Fun!!

Last year Betsy Abouezzi hosted a night of food and fun for fmailies to get together.  The kids played, even the older ones, and the adults chatted.  Join us for the 2nd annual Family Night on Saturday , May 2, 2009.
Pictures of all the good times can be viewed here.  (Pictures of this, and other [...]

Advanced Bionics Workshop – April 18, 2009

“Next Steps…Baby Steps: Moving Forward towards Intervention and Advocacy following a Hearing Loss Diagnosis”
April 18, 2009
Rockford, IL
Download the flyer to get more information about the workshop.

Jr. NAD Leadership Summit 2009

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), founded in 1880, is the
oldest and one of the largest consumer organizations representing people with disabilities in the United States.  The NAD is dedicated to
promoting leadership and providing role models for youth who are deaf or hard of hearing, leading to the formation of Junior NAD chapters throughout [...]

Advocacy Training Workshop Webinar Coming March 16, 2009

Hello Hands & Voices Network and Friends,
We’d like to invite you to join us for a special advocacy training workshop, “The Power Is in the Paper: Effective Advocacy Through the IEP Process” on March 16th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm Mountain Standard Time.
The best part of it is that you never have to leave your house [...]

FREE Summer Program for Children with Hearing Loss!

Every summer at ISD in Jacksonville a one-week Sports camp is held for 5th-8th grade students.
Click here to download a copy of the Summer 2009 ISD Sports Camp Brochure.
For a copy of the brochure in Spanish, contact Tracey.Patterson@Illinois.gov

Purchase Gift Cards for ILHV Fundraiser!

Illinois Hands & Voices has teamed up with Choices for Parents to bring the Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side program to Illinois.  Guide By Your Side pairs a seasoned, trained parent with a parent of a newly-identified deaf or hard of hearing baby/child.  For more information:  Guide By Your Side.
Here’s your chance [...]

Upcoming Board Meeting November 11th

The next board meeting for Illinois Hands & Voices will be held online on Tuesday November 11th at 7pm until 9pm.   Topics to be discussed:
Mom’s Night Inn
Guide By Your Side Program
Planning for Parent Connections Meetings
Member Outreach
Establishing State Regions
Bylaws
5 Year Plan
This is an online meeting through Yahoo Conferencing.  You must have Yahoo Messenger installed with the [...]

IL Hands & Voices Under New Leadership

Back in the fall of 2003, Leeanne Seaver from Hands & Voices asked me if I would be willing to spearhead the Illinois chapter of Hands & Voices.  On March 17, 2004, we became a formal chapter. 
Here’s what we’ve done:
Hosted a workshop for parents and children at Northern Illinois University
Hosted Parent Connection meetings–giving parents an [...]

For Southern IL Families

Illinois Hands and Voices
Join us for a Support Group Meeting!
October 2nd,2008 @ 6:00 PM Centralia, Ill
Characters Beyond Books 204 E. Broadway
Are you or a child in your family deaf or hard of hearing; Know someone that
is?
Has your new baby been diagnosed with a hearing loss?
Are you wondering what options are out there for your
Hard of [...]