Winter Party-Deaf Santa

WINTER PARTY!!
Harper’s ASL Club… is EXCITED to HOST a Winter Party for Deaf family member(s) and friends. Come join us for food, crafts, games, other surprises and, of course….
DEAF SANTA!!!!
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Place:
Harper College
1200 W. Algonquin Rd.
Palatine, IL 60076
Building A—Student Center
RSVP: By Mon., Nov. 30, 2009 to Lorrie at [...]

MOM’S NIGHT INN REGISTRATION INFO

Illinois Hands & Voices presents:
Mom’s Night Inn
Saturday, February 20th and Sunday, February 21st
(an overnight retreat!)
Holiday Inn Select Naperville
1801 Naper Boulevard
Naperville, Il 60563
(630) 505-4900 
Event begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 20th
and ends at Noon, Sunday, February 21st 
 “Making Connections”

Educational
Technology
Family
Community

Dinner provided: Snacks, crafts, massage and so much more!
Sunday, February 21st; Will include a breakfast buffet and a [...]

Educational Seminar “Sound Choices for Children with Hearing Loss” on November 18, 2009

THE LATEST SOUND CHOICES FOR
CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS:
An educational seminar on bilateral hearing
for children with hearing loss
For families of children with hearing loss and the
professionals who support them
Co-Sponsored by Advanced Bionics® and Phonak
When:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where:
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
Dixon Auditorium
5101 S. Willow Springs Road
La Grange, IL 60525
Course [...]

Gift Cards Help Support GBYS

Hello,
Do you purchase gift cards?  If so…you can help!  Read on!
Guide By Your Side (GBYS), a parent to parent support system for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing is serving Illinois families.  Since GBYS started in May we have had 37 families referred to our program to be matched with Parent [...]

Playgroup for Parents of Deaf/HH Kids

ATTENTION   ATTENTION  ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION

  
This playgroup has to be postponed at this time…..when a new date is announced we will let you know.   Thank you!!!!!
 
 
Playgroup Gathering for parents and deaf/hard of hearing kids birth to age four
 
Monday, October 19
 
9:30 to 11:30
 
Bolingbrook
 
To obtain address and RSVP:
 
Maureen
 
630-305-3249
 
Please do not bring your child if you or your [...]

Western Suburbs Deaf Coffee Chat

Western Suburbs Deaf Coffee Chat
 When: Last Tuesday of every month, beginning 9/29/09
 Where: Caribou Coffee Suite 147 2879 W 95th Street Naperville
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 PM
Who: Deaf persons, teachers, students, parents I invite you all to come and chat with us in ASL!!!
Come and practice your ASL skills. Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a [...]

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

Illinois H&V- Guide By Your Side Fundraiser

 
Major Retailers Want To Donate to Guide By Your Side!
I am pleased to share some exciting news about a new fundraising program for Guide By Your Side, a parent to parent support and mentoring program for families whose children are deaf and hard of hearing.   The “Scrip” gift card program gives back to non-profit organizations [...]

MOM’S NIGHT INN 2009- SHARING OUR “NUGGETS” OF WISDOM

On January 24th & 25th Illinois Hands & Voices hosted our 4th annual “Mom’s Night Inn”.  It was a fabulous event of sharing and networking with 35 mom’s of deaf/hard of hearing children.  There were presentations, group sharing, dinner, manicures, massages, crafts and of course chocolate!  On Sunday a deaf panel of professionals shared their journey [...]