Illinois Service Resource Center

03/05/2026

Especially during Disability Awareness Month, here's a helpful resource about person first vs identity first language. Take time to familiarize yourself with these concepts and then have conversations about what the people around you prefer.

03/05/2026

Come work with NSSEO!🌟

We are hiring for our summer school programs!! Come join our team, or pass this along to someone you know who would be a perfect fit!

Timber Ridge Miner Kirk School Sunrise Lake Outdoor Education Center SLOEC

03/05/2026

This event with Belle is the perfect princess event for Read Across America Week. Come out to storytime with Belle and Language First on March 7th 💛

Language First will host Deaf Belle on Zoom on Saturday, March 7, from 8:30 to 9 a.m.

Do you love Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”?

Don’t miss this virtual opportunity to meet Deaf Belle! She will greet guests and share a story in American Sign Language (ASL).

The cost is $5 for the 30-minute event.

For more information, including the link to register, visit https://zurl.co/gQv8D.

03/05/2026

Take time, like rhett_the_heeler, to enjoy a good book this week!

02/19/2026

Great story about super mom, Elana Meyers Taylor, who is a gold medalist AND mom to two active sons who are Deaf

Team USA's Elana Meyers Taylor discusses raising two deaf children and how her two sons have changed her perspective. ...

02/12/2026

We're so glad to be out at the Illinois AER Vision Conference this morning!!!

Stop by our table to grab a tote bag, just in time for the Winter Olympics, and find out about the services Illinois Service Resource Center can offer you, your students and their families. We KNOW that your students can be CHAMPIONS with the right supports
💙💛🖤💚❤️

02/09/2026

02/08/2026

Is your favorite part of the Super Bowl the pregame and halftime shows? Check out NBC Sports live streams with ASL interpretation.

NBC Sports, in partnership with the NFL, will present sign language accessibility for Super Bowl LX pregame and halftime entertainment performances on NBCSports.com.

02/07/2026

In the new season of kid favorite, Peppa Pig, it's revealed that Peppa's little brother George has hearing loss. Viewers will go along with the Pig family as they experience his diagnosis, getting a hearing aid, and discovering new sounds.

Kudos to the Peppa Pig team for developing this storyline in partnership with the UK's National Deaf Children's Society. Peppa Pig YouTube is also offering full episodes with ASL and BSL interpretation also with other sign language content. Check it out!

New episodes of 'Peppa Pig' will bring attention to hearing loss in kids. Here's why it matters.

02/04/2026

For February, in the ISRC Library, our features shelves are highlighting two important themes for the month: Black History Month & Love ❤️📚

We are spotlighting titles with Black authors and characters, and stories that elevate the history and struggle of Black and Disabled people in America.

We're also encouraging patrons to Find the Books they Love. And we've pulled some books about loving one another and loving ourselves.

Check out our online ISRC Library Catalog at https://opac.libraryworld.com/opac/index.php
(if prompted the Library Name is "ISRC Library" - no password is necessary)

11/04/2025

ISRC: November 2025 Digital Update - https://mailchi.mp/efafa6c912ee/isrc-november-2025-digital-update-13899020