Northwest Indiana Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community
"What matter is deafness of the ear when the mind hears."
~Victor Hugo (Les Miserables)
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Located near Chicago, covering Lake, Porter and surrounding counties in Indiana. Pretty much anyone you meet will use American Sign Language, are bilingual and applies a different set of cultural rules.
Northwest Indiana is a place where to meet and know deaf and hard of hearing people. We have deaf/hard of hearing organizations: Northwest Indiana Deaf Club, Inc., (NWIDC), established in 1947 and incorporated in 1950, Black Oak Hearing Impaired Lions Club, established in 1986, Association of Late Deafened Adults/Hearing Loss Association of America.
See you around!!!!
Previously a group called Kids of Deaf Adults (KODA) was in place; however, now a group takes its place called Signing Kids of Northwest Indiana. This group involves hearing and deaf parents of deaf and/or hearing children. Check us out at www.nwisigningkids.blogspot.com.
In the past, we have hosted softball tournaments, a softball team for leagues and some educational participation. We have also taken part into hosting the Indiana Association of the Deaf Conference every 10 years for a long time. The last time we hosted the confrence was in 2003, we hope to host it again in 2013, maybe. Calumet Area Missions hosted the National Christian Convention of the Deaf in 2001 in Tinley Park, Illinois.
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