Parent-infant services are available to any Illinois family with a child who is deaf or hard of hearing under age three living within 100 miles of Jacksonville. The program is located in the Kline House which is a functional, model home in Main Building on campus. It is conducive to natural learning in a home-like atmosphere, and demonstrates how to enhance the infant's home environment for accessibility and personal development.
Scheduling is developed to meet the unique needs of each family.
Options include participation in individual home or center-based sessions, weekly play groups, interaction with other parents and infants, sign language class, as well as parent support group meetings. Parents participate as a member of the team to develop an Individualized Family Service Plan to specifically meet the strengths and needs of each family. Statewide outreach services include information dissemination, in-service training, and consultation. The curriculum is developmental in nature. Children in the preschool are taught utilizing a whole language approach.