Deaf Ministry Honored In Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

AURORA, IL — In honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, the City of Aurora commended Deaf Welcome Ministries for their work in the community.

Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities and its partners collaborate to spread awareness of how people with and without disabilities unite to strengthen communities. In Aurora, Mayor Richard Irvin gave a certificate of appreciation to John and Theressa Chidozie, Deaf Welcome Ministries' founders who have a combined 60-plus years of experience evangelizing, teaching, and preaching the Gospel around the United States, Africa and abroad, according to a news release.

Irvin commended Deaf Welcome Ministries for "serving our community and building Aurora together," per Communications Manager Jon Zaghloul.

The organization was previously located in the Fox Valley Mall but has since moved to downtown Aurora to "ensure they can reach, teach, and inspire those who rely on Sign Language to communicate, in addition to families, neighbors, interpreters, and friends," Zaghloul wrote.