Category Archives: Illinois DeafTimes
New ISD superintendent on the job
Jacksonville Journal-Courier Illinois School for the Deaf Superintendent Janice Smith-Warshaw converses with Becky Cline, who is retiring after nine years at ISD, during the school’s retirement tea on Thursday. Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 6:00 am. New ISD superintendent on the … Click here to see…
Many movies in theatres are not accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people. This month, advocates for deaf and hard of hearing people are urging movie theatres to provide captions for movies. An online press room has been set up to provide information about this captioning campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Collaborative […]
Chicago Tribune But the local council complied only after Equip for Equality, a Chicago-based advocacy group for people with physical or mental disabilities, and the National Association for the Deaf sent a letter requesting an interpreter for the event, according to … To See more….
New ASL Video from Illinois on Disaster Preparedness
Sussex Sun (blog) The video is shown in American Sign Language and is fully captioned. Its purpose is to provide instruction to individuals and families on how to prepare for a natural disaster. IDHHC wants to thank the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for its … Click here…
Parents of hearing-impaired student sue high school after expulsion
www.chicagotribune.com The parents of a hearing-impaired girl have sued St. Scholastica High School after the girl was expelled for discipline problems that included not listening to her teachers. Click here…
Interpreter Workshops in Chicago IL
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Group helped deaf, hard-of-hearing get casino jobs
ABC7Chicago.com Getting a chance to be interviewed, for deaf and hard-of-hearing jobseekers required some help from a not-for-profit organization. Working at Rivers Casino can be lively and fun. The best part is, they are open 22 hours every day, which requires a lot … Click here to see…
ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Church marks 2 years of serving Peoria-area deaf population
The Republic Deaf Fellowship Church thanked God and their pastor for the ability to gather and pray in a place where those who can hear are the ones who need interpreters. Pastor Randy Sanders and his congregation on Sunday celebrated the two-year anniversary of … Click here to see more