Transition Center and Vocational Programs
Transition Center
The Transition Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program is located in La Grange Park. The Transition Center Program provides students additional supports after completing the traditional educational requirements. Services provided to the students include licensed teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing, sign language interpreters, signing aides, vocational supports, behavior supports, speech and language training, academic guidance counselors, transition services, extra-curricular activities, and access to all supports and programs available within the high school.
TC Chow Now
The students at the LADSE Transition Center (TC) started a lunch service in the fall of 2013 called TC’s Chow Now.
The lunch service is for businesses in the Village Market strip mall in LaGrange Park, and customers can order food from the restaurants that the students choose each week. The service allows students at TC to work closely with the community by providing a service to their customers as well as establishing relationships with local restaurants that are used. Students gain skills in the areas of communication, technology use, money management, problem solving and responsibility. The service also helps students increase their self-confidence and independence in the process. The students also maintain a website with current information on the restaurants for the month and the ordering process.
TC Chow Now
The students at the LADSE Transition Center (TC) started a lunch service in the fall of 2013 called TC’s Chow Now.
The lunch service is for businesses in the Village Market strip mall in LaGrange Park, and customers can order food from the restaurants that the students choose each week. The service allows students at TC to work closely with the community by providing a service to their customers as well as establishing relationships with local restaurants that are used. Students gain skills in the areas of communication, technology use, money management, problem solving and responsibility. The service also helps students increase their self-confidence and independence in the process. The students also maintain a website with current information on the restaurants for the month and the ordering process.
Vocation Programs
The Vocational Program trains students to develop work skills by offering work experience both inside and outside Hinsdale South High School. The vocational program consists of a variety of work sites. While at Hinsdale South, students work in the recycling program and cleaning in the cafeteria. They may also go into the community to a variety of employers. Students work in libraries, preschools, hospitals, hotels, and other local businesses. While at the Transition Center students are all placed within the community and linked to adult services to assist them with completing their transition to adult life. These real-life work experiences are supported by job coaches, interpreters, and aides, and provide students with the skills they need for their future.