The Institute For Parents of Preschool Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Institute) is held annually in June at the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville. The mission of the Institute is to provide information and support to families, so that they can make informed decisions on behalf of their child who [...]
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The Captionfish iPhone application is now available in the US! You can learn more about this at http://www.captionfish.com/iphone . If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can proceed to iTunes from the Download link on that page. Not only can you find locations of captioned and described movies in your area,but you can [...]
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My daughter has been involved with ICODA for many years now. It is a place where deaf kids can go and socialize with other deaf/hh kids, learn about acting and dancing. It has been a second home for her! Please read this post – if you live in the area, think about attending. If not, [...]
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Read the newest edition of the GBYS (Guide by Your Side) Newsletter. We have posted the march issue of the Guide By Your Side newsletter on the GBYS page of our website. Click here to read the newsletter.
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If your child is below the age of 3, there is a parent manual put out by the State of Illinois Deaf and Hard Hearing Commission called “Experiencing The Journey”. It has lots of good information for parents of newly diagnosed infants and toddlers to helpyou navigate the Early Intervention system in Illinois and get [...]
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ASL Quest A collection of American Sign Language poems and stories My Baby’s Hearing a website from BoysTown National Research Hospital that contains lots of information for parents in a friendly, parent-to-parent format The website has a Spanish version available Communication Clubhouse speech therapy sign classes parent support advocacy support Deaf American Children Storystones Deaf [...]
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Focus is on oral communication National website Alexander Graham Bell Association- Illinois Illinois chapter CCD Chicago Club for the Deaf IAD Illinois Assoication of the Deaf Jacksonville Community Center for the Deaf 907 West Superior Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 800-468-9211(v/tty) 217-245-0429(v/tty) e-mail: jccd@csj.net NAD National [...]
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| Membership Types |
| Parent/Individual $25.00 Deaf or HOH Adult $25.00 Student $25.00 Professional $40.00 Organization/Agency $50.00 Additional Donation $25.00 |
