Champaign/Urbana

About Us

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf at Carle (SJIC) in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is a non-profit, private auditory oral school that provides a comprehensive educational and therapeutic curriculum for children from birth through age six who have a significant hearing loss.

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf at Carle opened in 1997 with support and financing from both St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf and the Carle Development Foundation. SJIC provides an opportunity for children with hearing loss to learn and develop spoken language and listening skills. The school is one of two private auditory-oral options for families in the state of Illinois.

St. Joseph Institute at Carle is a collaborative effort between Carle's ECHO program and St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf. The Carle ECHO program is a multidisciplinary team of professionals who support children with hearing loss and their families and assist in the development of communication skills. This partnership allows children to benefit from the experience of both Carle and St. Joseph Institute. Most importantly, however, children receive the special services they need, close to home.