Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Program

How can I make my faith community more inclusive: Communication Resources

LARGE PRINT LITURGY AIDES

J.S. Paluch Co., Inc.
3825 North Willow Road
P.O. Box 2703
Schiller Park, IL 60176
(800) 621-5197
(847) 678-9300

Oregon Catholic Press
P.O. Box 18030
Portland, OR 97218-0030
(800) 548-8749

Sunday Missal Service
1012 Vermont Street
Quincy, IL 62301
(800) 635-0622

American Catholic Press
16565 South State Street
South Holland, IL 60473
708-331-5485
www.leafletmissal.com

Pathways Awareness Foundation has also been advised that some congregations make enlarged photocopies of their worship aides and leave copies at the entrances of the Church.

BRAILLE AND AUDIOTAPE RESOURCES

Xavier Society
154 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4595
(800) 637-9193

Guild for the Blind
180 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 236-8569

Johanna Bureau
8 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 332-6076

The Chicago Lighthouse
1850 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 666 1331
www.thechicagolighthouse.org

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

Assistive listening devices pick up sound, amplify the sound, and deliver the amplified sound to the user’s ear. Several types are available. Contact your current sound system manager for more information on the types of assistive listening devices and how to install them.

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER RESOURCES

Chicago Hearing Society
2001 N. Clybourn Avenue
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 248-9121 ext. 311
Call for current rates.

Chicago Area Interpreters Service (CAIRS)
36 S. Wabash
Suite 714
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 895-4300
Call for current rates.

Catholic Office of the Deaf
721 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Archdiocese of Chicago
(312) 751-8368
Call for rates and availability.

Harper Junior College
1200 Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60076
(847) 925-6415
Ms. Joan Fiske, Sign Language Instructor
Call for student interpreter availability. Free of charge. Fulfills student’s community service requirement.

Waubansee Community College
Department of Sign Language Interpreter Training
5 East Galena Blvd.
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 906-4114
Inquire about student interpreter availability.

UNIVERSAL ACCESS SIGNS

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