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January 2012 Date: Saturday January 21 Name of Event: Post-Operate CI Care and
Management Real-time captioning
provided by Caption First Where: College of DuPage,
Building K, Room 161, Fawell Blvd. and Lambert
Road, Glen Ellyn Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Description of Benefits, Attractions:
Sponsored by Illinois Cochlear Implant Chapter of the Hearing Loss
Association of America. Program will
be presented by Dr. John Leonetti, implant surgeon
and Candace Blank, audiologist, of Loyola University Chicago Department of
Otolaryngology and Elizabeth MacDonald of Advanced Bionics. Topics include: post-operate CI care and
management, reasons for revision surgery for longtime CI users, update on
Advanced Bionics CIs. Refreshments and
social time. Fee: None Contact Information: For more information, go to www.ilinoisci.com February 2012 Date: Monday February 6 through Friday February
10 Name of Event: The Hope Within Us – Moody
Institute’s Founders Week conference – all sessions interpreted Where: Morning and afternoon sessions at Moody
Institute Campus, Torrey-Gray auditorium, 820 N. LaSalle, Chicago; evening
sessions at the Moody Church, 1630 N. Clark Street, Chicago Time: 7:15 PM Monday; sessions at 9:30 AM, 10:45
AM and 7:15 PM Tuesday through Friday Description of Benefits, Attractions:
What is in this life that we can hope for? Speakers include: Paul Nyquist,
Erwin Lutzer, Francis Chan, Don Sunukjian,
Ravi Zacharias Fee: Free Contact Information: For more information, go to www.foundersweek.org Date: Saturday and Sunday February 11 and 12 Name of Event: Moms’ Night Inn for northern
Illinois Where: Holiday Inn, Itasca, IL Time: 1:00 PM Saturday to 12:00 noon Sunday Description of Benefits, Attractions:
Sponsored by IL Hands & voices, the annual Moms’ Night Inn is a
one of a kind event offered only in Illinois.
Join other mothers of children with hearing loss and let your hair
down. Celebrate your child’s gifts and
unleash your child’s potential.
Massages, manicures, dinner, sweets, conversation, soul-searching and
crafts. Fee: Hands & Voices members: $80,
non-members $90, single room $125 Contact Information: To register online go to ilhandsandvices@gmail.com Any questions? Call Andrea Marweh
at 630-697-3544. Check our website at
www.ilhandsandvoices.org March 2012 Date: Saturday and Sunday March 3 and 4 Name of Event: Moms’ Night Inn for central
Illinois Where: Hilton, Springfield, IL Time: 1:00 PM Saturday to 12:00 noon Sunday Description of Benefits, Attractions:
Sponsored by IL Hands & voices, the annual Moms’ Night Inn is a
one of a kind event offered only in Illinois.
Join other mothers of children with hearing loss and let your hair
down. Celebrate your child’s gifts and
unleash your child’s potential.
Massages, manicures, dinner, sweets, conversation, soul-searching and
crafts. Fee: Hands & Voices members: $80,
non-members $90, single room $125 Contact Information: To register online go to ilhandsandvices@gmail.com Any questions? Call Andrea Marweh
at 630-697-3544 or 877-350-4556.
Check our website at www.ilhandsandvoices.org Date: Mondays March 5 through April 9 Name of Event: Sign Language Classes – 6 week
course Where: Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street,
Chicago Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Description of Benefits, Attractions:
Sponsored by Deaf Queer men Only, this class is designed for people
with little or no knowledge of ASL.
You will learn about Deaf culture, be able to fingerspell, introduce
yourself, carry on a one-toone
conversation with a deaf individual. Fee: $80 Contact Information: To enroll, go to www.dqmo/org/aslclass and floow the instructions carefully. Date: Tuesdays March 13 through May 15 Name of Event: Legislative Training – 10 week
class Where: Progress Center for Independent living,
7521 Madison Street, Forest Park Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Description of Benefits, Attractions:
Topics covered include: How to
become a self-advocate, how the legislative process works, how a bill becomes
law, how to communicate effectively with your legislators. This is for anyone interested in advocacy
on disability issues and willinoing to commit to
attend ing the 10-week course. Fee: Free Contact Information: Call to request an interpreter
or to register: Larry at 708-209-1500
Ext. 24 or lbiondi@progresscil.org
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