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North of Eighty Free Parent Conference - for parents of children
who are deaf are hard of hearing
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009
For additional information and/or to
register please visit
http://morgan.k12.il.us/isd/outreach_events.html or call
V/TTY: 1-877-339-2686
South of Seventy Free Parent Conference - for parents of children who
are deaf are hard of hearing
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009
For additional information and/or to register please visit
http://morgan.k12.il.us/isd/outreach_events.html or call V/TTY: 1-877-339-2686
University Of Chicago - Support group for families with children that are deaf/HOH Meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10-12. They meet in the Center for Advanced Medicine – 5758 S. Maryland Ave, Room 1402 Parking is free in the garage, light breakfast refreshments All families are welcome even if they are not patients at U of C. Sound
Experience at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago
Joy Ringger 708-836-4888 or email jringger@childrensmemorial.org
Westchester
facility
We have a large
parking lot which is free and we basically take over the waiting room
which is what you walk into as you come into the facility. So it
is really easy to find us.
J Siblings, other family members are welcome. We have
volunteers who play/do crafts with the kids and make sure they are in a
safe environment while the parents are meeting. We have snacks and
drinks for all.
The rest of the meetings
for the 2008-2009 year are as follows:
January 24, 2009
February 21, 2009
March 8, 2009
April 25, 2009
All families are welcome even if they are not
patients at CMH.
9th International CHARGE Conference
July 24 - 26, 2009
Indian Lakes Resort
250 West Schick Rd
Bloomingdale, IL
Phone:
(630) 529-0200
There
will be an informal get-together on Thursday evening, July 23rd.
Childcare will be provided during the meetings on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday for all children who have registered for this
program. Online registration
will be available for the 2009 conference at
http://www.chargesyndrome.org/conference-2009.asp
Rooms are to be booked directly with the hotel.
http://www.indianlakesresort.com
(630) 529-0200. Be sure to
specify you are with the CHARGE Syndrome Conference in order to receive
special room rate.
Free Summer Camp for children that are Blind and/or Deaf
Camp Lions of Illinois for Blind and Deaf Youth has offered free summer
camps to Blind and Deaf children ages 7-17 since 1957.
For more info call 1-800-756-5633 or email the Camp Registrar at
adwilson@tbc.net
Family Leaders
3rd Annual Conference
Resources and Inspirations,
April 25, East
Peoria
Parent-Infant Institute
June 7-12 2009
The Institute is a free, one-week program in June for parents of
children (up to age five) who have a significant hearing loss. While on
the campus of the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, parents
attend daily classes and learn about hearing loss, their child’s
individual strengths and needs and have the opportunity to meet other
parents.
http://morgan.k12.il.us/isd/preschool.html
1-800-322-3722
Additional
information on Family workshops & conferences can be found at
Pediatric Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implants, & the Parent's Perspective
Feb. 5, 2009 6-8 pm
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
To register contact Stacy Long at:
slong@cochlear.com
or 1-800-523-5798
Family Matters Training and Parent Information Center
They offer a variety of trainings throughout the year such as: Positive
Student Outcomes through Partnerships, Collaboration, and Effective
Communication; Supports and Services for Students Under the
To view their current schedule and to register
please visit:
http://www.fmptic.org/index.htm
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