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    Directory of Illinois Websites for People with Disabilities, Family Members, Service Providers, and Professionals

    Equip for Equality provides this directory of resources for additional information. Inclusion in the directory should not be construed as an endorsement of any kind. We plan to keep expanding the directory, so please contact us if you would like your organization included.

    Abuse and Neglect (includes Domestic Violence)

    Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network

    Child Care Association of Illinois
    Provides Services to Abused, Neglected, & Troubled Children

    Domestic Violence Legal Clinic

    Equip for Equality Abuse Investigation Unit

    Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

    Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Protection

    Illinois Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General

    Reporting Abuse & Neglect of People with Disabilities

    Illinois Department on Aging Elder Abuse Prevention

    Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority

    La Rabida Children's Hospital
    Dedicated to Caring for Children with Chronic Illnesses,
    Disabilities, or Who Have Been Abused or Neglected

    Life Span
    Comprehensive Services to Victims of Domestic Violence

    Prevent Child Abuse Illinois

    Reporting Abuse Within Illinois

    Senior Neglect and Abuse
    Within the Long-Term Care Environment

    ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act

    DBTAC Great Lakes ADA Center

    Illinois ADA Project

    Aging and the Elderly

    Alzheimer's Association – Greater Illinois Chapter

    The Beacon Show
    Weekly Radio Show for People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Veterans
    Broadcasts in Northeastern Illinois

    Best of the Web Senior Housing

                Illinois Senior Housing Facilities

    Buehler Center on Aging of Northwestern University

    City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services - Senior Services Area Agency on Aging

    Illinois Department on Aging

    Caregiver Support Program

    Circuit Breaker and Illinois Cares RX

    Elder Abuse Prevention

    IllinoisBenefits.org
    Resource for Benefits, Information, and Enrollment Assistance
    For People with Medicare, Caregivers, and the Volunteers
    And Professionals Who Assist Them

    Illinois Supportive Living Program
    Provides Alternative to Nursing Home Care
    For Low Income Older Persons & Persons with Disabilities

    Meals on Wheels
    Helps Meet Nutritional needs of Frail Homebound Elderly
    And People with Disabilities

    Pro Bono Center for Disability and Elder Law

    Senior Neglect and Abuse
    Within the Long-Term Care Environment

    University of Illinois at Chicago/RRTC on
    Aging with Developmental Disabilities

     

    Assistive Technology

    Computer Banc

    Donka, Inc.
    Computer Training for People with Disabilities

    Equip for Equality Assistive Technology Project

    The Great Lakes Accessible Information Technology Initiative

    Illinois Assistive Technology Project

    Illinois Center for Information Technology Accessibility

    Infinitec Assistive Technology Coalition Connection

    Infinitec Durable Medical Equipment Exchange

    Infinitec General Resource Guide for Assistive Technology

     

    Infinitech Inc.

    Children

    All Kids Program
    Provides Affordable, Comprehensive Health Insurance for Every Child

    Almost Home Kids
    Enhances Lives of Children Facing Serious & Ongoing Medical Challenges

    Aspire Children’s Services
    Provides Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities

    Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education

    Child Care Association of Illinois
    Provides Services to Abused, Neglected, & Troubled Children

    The Family Defense Center
    Advocates Justice for Families
    In the Child Welfare System

    Family to Family
    Statewide Health Information Resource
    For Families of Children and Youth with Special Needs

    Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

    Child Protection

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Early Intervention Program
    For Infants and Toddlers Birth to Three

    Illinois Early Child Intervention Clearinghouse

    IllinoisParents.org

    The Illinois Provider Directory for Children with Disabilities

    Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities

    La Rabida Children's Hospital
    Dedicated to Caring for Children with Chronic Illnesses,
    Disabilities, or Who Have Been Abused or Neglected

    National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities/Illinois State Resources

    National Lekotek Center
    (Family play centers and toy lending libraries for children with special needs)

    Lekotek Sites in Illinois

    ToyLend
    Toy Lending Library for Children with Disabilities and Their Families

    Prevent Child Abuse Illinois

    Special Children, Inc.
    Provides Services to Children with Developmental & Physical Disabilities
    In St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, and Madison Counties

    University of Illinois at Chicago/Division of Specialized Care for Children

    Voices for Illinois Children

    Civil Rights Enforcement

    City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations

    Cook County Commission on Human Rights

    Illinois Attorney General

    Disability Rights

    Disability Rights Publications

    Illinois Department of Human Rights

    Illinois Human Rights Commission

    United States Commission on Civil Rights

    Information about Midwest Regional (Chicago) Office

    United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights

    Information about Illinois (Chicago) Office

    United States Department of Health and Human Services Offices for Civil Rights

    Information about Chicago Office

    United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    Information about Chicago Office

    Community Integration

    Advocates United

    Campaign for Real Choice in Illinois

    Family Support Network of Illinois

    Illinois Supportive Living Program
    Provides Alternative to Nursing Home Care
    For Low Income Older Persons & Persons with Disabilities

    Illinois TASH

    New Freedom Initiative

    Pathways Awareness Foundation
    Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Program
    Fosters Inclusion in Worship

    Courts

    Cook County Circuit Court

    Office of Interpreter Services
    (Click on "Court Services")

    Cook County Circuit Court-Clerk's Office

    Illinois Judiciary

    Disability Rights and Self Advocacy

    Chicago ADAPT

    Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois

    The Council for Disability Rights

    Disability Pride Parade

    Equip for Equality Disability Rights Training

    Equip for Equality Public Policy Program

    People First of Illinois

    Employment and Self-Employment

    AbilityLinks.org
    Links Employers to Job-Seekers with Disabilities

    Chicagoland Business Leadership Network
    Dedicated to Maximizing Recruitment, Employment and
    Retention of Qualified Workers with Disabilities

    City of Chicago Business Enterprises Owned by People with Disabilities

    City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Workforce Development

    City of Chicago Department of Community Development

    disabilityworks

    Equip for Equality Ticket to Work Project
    Helps Social Security Beneficiaries Return to Work

    Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.

    Illinois Department of Employment Security

    Jewish Vocational Service

    Disability Services

    Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
    Helps Young People Exiting Special Education Find Jobs

    Information About Chicago Office

    Opportunity Secure Data Destruction
    Helps People with Disabilities Work in a Viable Business Enterprise

    Parents Alliance Employment Project
    Offers Individualized Employment Services

    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Vocational Services

    Vocational Alliance

    We Grow Dreams Greenhouse and Garden Center
    Provides Training and Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

    WorkNet, Illinois' Virtual Employment One-Stop
    Increases Employment Opportunities for All State Residents
    Including People with Disabilities

    Financial Assistance and Public Benefits

    All Kids Program
    Provides Affordable, Comprehensive Health Insurance for Every Child

    Bridges for Autism Foundation
    Provides Educational and Financial Resources
    To Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Celebrate Differences
    Provides Resources and Information and
    Scholarships to Students With Disabilities and Supporters

    Emergency Fund
    Provides Immediate Financial Assistance and Related Services
    To Help Low Income Individuals and Families Through a Crisis

    Health & Disability Advocates

    Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities

    IllinoisBenefits.org
    Resource for Benefits, Information, and Enrollment Assistance
    For People with Medicare, Caregivers, and the Volunteers
    And Professionals Who Assist Them

    Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
    Health Insurance Program for the Otherwise Uninsurable

    Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

    Department of Healthcare and Family Services Administrative Rules

    Illinois Department of Human Services

    Department of Human Services Administrative Rules

    Illinois Department on Aging
    Circuit Breaker and Illinois Cares RX

    Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped

    Illinois Supportive Living Program
    Provides Alternative to Nursing Home Care
    For Low Income Older Persons & Persons with Disabilities

    Meals on Wheels
    Helps Meet Nutritional Needs of Frail Homebound Elderly
    And People with Disabilities

    Quick Resource Guide to Help Illinois Families with Low Incomes Reach Self-Sufficiency

    Social Security Administration

    Locating Your Regional Office

    Guardianship

    Cook County Public Guardian

    Adult Guardianship

    Equip for Equality Guardianship Reform Project

    Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

    Guardianship Resource Guide

    Housing

    Best of the Web Senior Housing

                Illinois Senior Housing Facilities

    Fair Housing Legal Clinic
    The John Marshall Law School

    Fair Housing Resources in Chicago

    Fair Housing Resources Outside of Chicago

    Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website

    The Handi-Ramp Foundation
    Provides Home Access to People with Disabilities
    Who Own Their Own Residences

    Illinois Fair Housing Initiative

    Illinois Tenants Union

    Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing

    Metropolitan Tenants Organization

    Over the Rainbow Association

    Resources for Community Living
    Affordable Housing Options and Other Services
    For People with Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Information for People with Disabilities
    Renting, Buying, Making Your Home Accessible, and Your Fair Housing Rights

    Independent Living

    Locations of Illinois Centers for Independent Living

    Access Living

    Advocates for Access

    DuPage Center for Independent Living

    FITE Center for Independent Living

    Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living

    Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living

    Impact, Inc.

    Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living

    Lake County Center for Independent Living

    Life Center for Independent Living

    Living Independently Now Center

    Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living

    Opportunities for Access CIL (OFACIL)

    Options Center for Independent Living

    PACE, Inc. Center for Independent Living

    Progress Center for Independent Living

    RAMP Center for Independent Living

    Soyland Access to Independent Living

    Springfield Center for Independent Living

    West Central Illinois Center for Independent Living

    Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living

    Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living

    Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois

    Key State of Illinois & City of Chicago Websites

    City Clerk of Chicago
    Includes Information about Chicago City Council

    City of Chicago

    City of Chicago Mayor's Office

    City of Chicago Department of Public Health

    City of Chicago Mayor's Office for People With Disabilities

    Governor of Illinois

    Illinois Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities

    Illinois General Assembly

    Illinois Department of Human Services

    Illinois Department of Public Health

    State of Illinois

    Latinos with Disabilities

    Calor
    Serves People with Disabilities in Chicago's Latino Community

    El Valor
    Provides Bilingual, Bicultural Services

    Equip for Equality Latinos with Disabilities Advocacy Project

    Esperazna Community Services
    Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities in Chicago
    In Spanish and English

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Division of Rehabilitation Services
    Services for People with Disabilities Who Are Hispanic/Latino

    Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center
    Provides Bilingual, Bicultural Services

    Vida Independiente
    Spanish-Language Radio Show About Disability-Related Topics

    Legal Services Providers or Referral Services Not Within Topic Areas

    American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

    Asian Human Services Legal Clinic

    Bluhm Legal Clinic
    Northwestern University School of Law

    Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic

    The Catholic Charities Legal Assistance and Resource Center

    Center for Economic Progress

    Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

    Chicago-Kent College of Law
    Legal Services Center

    Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.

    Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.

    Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation

    Community Law Project, Inc.

    Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help in Illinois

    Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS)

    Directory of Pro-Bono Programs in Illinois

    DuPage County Bar Association Find a Lawyer

    Equip for Equality Legal Advocacy Program

    Illinois State Bar Association
    IllinoisLawyerFinder.com

    Jewish Children's Bureau of Chicago Legal Advocacy

    Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation

    The Latin American Legal Assistance Services Program

    Legal Advocacy Service of the Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission

    Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Chicago

    Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago

    Loyola University School of Law Legal Clinics

    Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
    University of Chicago Law School

    Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.

    Pro Bono Center for Disability and Elder Law

    Will County Legal Assistance Program, Inc.

    Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic
    Northern Illinois University College of Law

    Legal Self-Help Information

    Chicago Bar Association DIAL-LAW

    Chicago Bar Association Public Information Brochures

    Equip for Equality Advocacy and Informational Materials

    Equip for Equality Disability Rights Workshops Online

    Illinois Attorney General Disability Rights Publications

    Illinois Legal Aid
    Provides Legal Information for the Public

    Prairie State Legal Services
    Legal Help, Information and Publications

    Self-Help Legal Center

    Legal Organizations for Attorneys

    Chicago Bar Association

    Chicago Bar Foundation

    DuPage County Bar Association

    Illinois Legal Advocate
    Provides Tools for Legal Aid Advocates

    Illinois Pro Bono Legal Assistance for Attorneys

    Illinois State Bar Association

    National Center on Poverty Law

    Long-Term Care

    ICARE
    Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
    For 12 Central Illinois Counties

    Illinois Citizens for Better Care
    Illinois Nursing Home Residents'
    Advocacy and Service Organization

    Illinois Department of Public Health

    Nursing Homes in Illinois

    Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violators

    Department of Public Health Administrative Rules

    Illinois Long Term Care Resources

    Illinois Supportive Living Program
    Provides Alternative to Nursing Home Care
    For Low Income Older Persons & Persons with Disabilities

    Senior Neglect and Abuse
    Within the Long-Term Care Environment

    United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

    New Freedom Initiative

    Nursing Home Compare--Provides Detailed Information About
    Every Medicare & Medicaid Certified Nursing Home

    Nursing Homes Overview

    News and Information Services

    The Beacon Show
    Weekly Radio Show for People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Veterans
    Broadcasts in Northeastern Illinois

    CRIS Radio

    Disability Beat Radio
    Broadcasts in East Central Illinois

    National Council on Disability News List
    Click on "Online mailing list archives", then "NCD-News-L"

    West Suburban Access News Association
    Provides Information on Disability Issues to Oak Park Community

    Vida Independiente
    Spanish-Language Radio Show About Disability-Related Topics

    Recreation and the Arts

    American Blind Skiing Foundation

    Arts of Life
    Artistic Community Providing Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    An Environment to Experience Personal Growth

    Awakenings Project
    Empowers Persons with Mental Illinois Through Art

    BraveHearts Riding and Therapeutic Educational Center

    Camp Big Sky
    Provides Accessible Fishing Camping, Boating
    & Other Related Outdoor Opportunities
    To Children & Adults with Disabilities

    Camp Firefly
    Overnight Camp for Children with Disabilities Such as Social
    Anxiety, OCD, PDD, Asperger’s Syndrome, & Autism

    Camp Star
    Summer Day Camp for Children with AD/HD & Related Issues

    Central Athletic Association of the Deaf

    Central Illinois Deaf Golfers Association

    Central Illinois Riding Therapy

    Chicago Deaf and Hard of Hearing Cultural Center

    Chicagoland Fishing Has No Boundaries

    The Confluence
    Promotes Wheelchair Sports
    In Greater St. Louis and Central Illinois

    Dance Detour
    "Diverse-Abilities" Dance Company

    Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities

    Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association

    Illinois Center on Deafness and the Arts

    Illinois Deaf Campers

    Illinois Deaf Golfers Association

    Illinois Department of Natural Resources
    Outdoor Opportunities for People with Disabilities

    Illinois High School Association Wheelchair Basketball

    Illinois Swimming, Inc. – Adapted Swimming

    Institute for Therapy Through the Arts

    Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Program

    KEEN Chicago
    Provides Free One-To-One Recreational Opportunities
    For Children & Young Adults with Mental & Physical Disabilities

    Main Stay
    Provides Individualized Equine-related Therapeutic Activities

    National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

    Noah's Playground for Everyone
    Fully Accessible Playground in Evanston

    Ready, Set, Ride
    Offers Therapeutic Equine Activities

    RIC Fitness Center and Sports Programs

    Rockford Chariots Wheelchair Athletic Association

    Shady Oaks Cerebral Palsy Camp
    Summer Camp for People with Disabilities in Homer Glen, Illinois

    Special Olympics Illinois

    Special Recreation Associations

    Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation

    Fox Valley Special Recreation Association

    Heart of Illinois Special Recreation Association (Peoria)

    Illinois River Valley Special Recreation Association
    Serves East Peoria Area

    Lincolnway Special Recreation Association
    Serves Frankfort, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, and Peotone

    Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation

    Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association

    North Suburban Special Recreation Association

    Northwest Suburban Special Recreation Association

    Rockford Park District Therapeutic Recreation Services

    SEASPAR
    South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation
    Serves Downers Grove, Hodgkins, Rosemont, and Western Springs

    South Suburban Special Recreation Association

    South West Special Recreation Association

    Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County

    Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County

    Tri County Special Recreation Association

    West Suburban Special Recreation Association

    Western DuPage Special Recreation Association

    Tomahawks Hockey
    Provides Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    The Opportunity to Participate in Ice Hockey

    Touch of Nature Therapeutic Recreation Program (Carbondale)

    Tourette Syndrome Camp Organization

    VSA arts of Illinois

    Rehabilitation

    Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Division of Rehabilitation Services

    Illinois Rehabilitation Association

    Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

    Schwab Rehab

    Resource Guides-Disability-Related

    DRM Regional Resource Directory for Illinois

    Life Center of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

    Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities

    Resource Guide for Persons with Disabilities (Large Print)

    Resource Guides-General Community Resources

    AccessSI
    Community Resource Directory for Southern Illinois

    Community Online Resource Directory
    Covers Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Jasper, Moultrie And Shelby Counties

    Community Resources.net
    Social Service, Health, and Disability Agencies in Chicago Area

    DuPage County Community Resource Information System

    HomeTownLocator
    Local Information, Resources & Data About Illinois Cities and Towns

    Human Services Guide for East Central Illinois

    Service Coordination

    Access Services of Northern Illinois
    Independent Service Coordination for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Champaign County Regional Planning
    Independent Service Coordination
    Serves Champaign, Ford, and Iroquois Counties

    Community Alternatives Unlimited
    Independent Case Management Services For People With Disabilities
    Serves North Side of Chicago and Northern Suburbs of Cook and Lake County

    Community Services Options, Inc.
    Provides Services Coordination to People with Disabilities in Chicago

    DayOneNetwork
    Provides Service Coordination & Advocacy To Persons with Developmental Disabilities In Kane and Kendall Counties

    Options & Advocacy for McHenry County

    Pact, Inc.
    Independent Service Coordination for People with Developmental Disabilities in DuPage County

    Prairieland Service Coordination, Inc.
    Serves East Central Illinois

    Suburban Access, Inc.
    Offers Case Management and Service Coordination To People with Disabilities in South & West Suburban Cook County

    Western Illinois Service Coordination, Inc.

    Special Education

    Answers for Special Kids
    For Children with Special Needs or Learning Differences
    In Evanston and Neighboring Communities

    Belle Center of Chicago
    Promotes Rights and Expectations of All Students To Be Fully Included in the Community

    Central Illinois Transition Planning Committee
    Facilitates Transition Process for Students with Disabilities

    Chicago Public Schools

    Chicago Public Schools Office of Specialized Services

    Designs for Change

    DueProcessIllinois.org
    Dedicated to Helping Children With Disabilities
    Obtain an Appropriate Education

    Family Matters

    Family Resource Center on Disabilities

    Illinois Council for Exceptional Children

    Illinois Special Ed

    Illinois State Advisory Council
    On the Education of Children with Disabilities

    Illinois State Board of Education Special Education Services

    Infinitec News Group for Exploring Inclusive Education

    Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
    Helps Young People Exiting Special Education Find Jobs

    Information About Chicago Office

    Mothers From Hell 2

    Parent & Educator Partnership

    Project CHOICES (a "least restrictive environment" initiative)

    SEA200-Special Education Alliance
    Enhances Education Experience for Children with Special Needs In CUSD 200

    Special Ed Advocacy Center

    Voice-Advocacy

    Travel, Transportation, and Tourism

    Access Springfield
    Provides Transportation for People with Disabilites
    Unable to Use Fixed-Route Bus Service

    Accessibility at Midway and O’Hare Airports

    Chicago Transit Authority Accessible Services

    City of Chicago Department of Revenue
    Residential Parking Signs

    Easy Access Chicago Guide
    Information for Visitors and Residents with Disabilities

    Equip for Equality Transportation Rights Project

    Illinois Secretary of State's Office
    Services for Persons with Disabilities

    Metra Accessibility Information

    Metro (St. Louis Metropolitan Region) ADA Services

    PACE Accessible Fixed Route Bus Service

    PACE ADA Paratransit Service

    Quincy Transit Lines Paratransit Services

    People with Disabilities and Seniors Ride Free
    All People with Disabilities and Seniors Can Ride Mass Transit for Free in Illinois

    Veterans

    The Beacon Show
    Weekly Radio Show for People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Veterans
    Broadcasts in Northeastern Illinois

    Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

    Illinois Warriors Assistance Program
    Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Program for Illinois Veterans

    Vaughan Paralyzed Veterans of America (Illinois Chapter)

    Voting

    City of Chicago Board of Election Commissioners

    Cook County Clerk's Office

    Election Department

    Equip for Equality Voting Rights Project

    Illinois State Board of Elections Voting Information

    Find Illinois Districts/Elected Officials Using Address

    Specific Disabilities

    AIDS/HIV

    AIDSCARE
    Assists Those Living with Advanced HIV/AIDS

    AIDS Foundation of Chicago

    AIDS Connect

    AIDS Legal Council of Chicago

    Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry

    Better Existence with HIV
    Comprehensive AIDS Service Provider in Northern Cook County

    Chicago House
    Provides Services to People Struggling with HIV and AIDS

    Test Positive Aware Network (Includes Chicago Area HIV Services Directory)

    Vital Bridges
    Helps People Impacted by HIV and AIDS

    Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

    Camp Star
    Summer Day Camp for Children with AD/HD & Related Issues

    CHADD of Chicago
    Children and Adults with AD/HD

    Chicago ADDULT Resources
    Information for Adults with AD/HD in Chicago Area

    Northern Illinois Satellite of CHADD

    South Suburban Chicago CHADD

    Autism

    The Answer Inc.
    Autism Awareness and Support Agency

    Asperger Syndrome Support and Awareness of Central Illinois

    Autism Community Connection

    Autism Community Connection Yahoo Group

    The Autism Project

    Autism Resource Center at Rush University Medical Center

    Autism Society of America—Peoria Regional Chapter

    Autism Society of Illinois

    Autism Society of Illinois-Central Illinois Chapter

    Autism Society of Illinois – Northwest Suburban Chapter

    Autism Society of McLean County

    Autism Society of Southern Illinois

    Bridges for Autism Foundation
    Provides Educational and Financial Resources
    To Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum

    Camp Firefly
    Overnight Camp for Children with Disabilities Such as Social
    Anxiety, OCD, PDD, Asperger’s Syndrome, & Autism

    Chicago Autism Connection

    Chicago Northside Autism Support Group

    C-U Autism Support Network (Champaign-Urbana)

    Illinois Autism/PDD Training & Technical Assistance Project

    Illinois Center for Autism

    Illinois Spectrum Connection
    Devoted to Autism Spectrum Disorder Services in the Chicago Area

    McHenry County Autism Group

    Pay It Forward For Autism
    Peer Support & Networking for Children With Autism & Their Families
    Chicago Northwest Suburbs

    Southwestern Illinois Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Website

    Blindness and Visual Impairments

    American Blind Skiing Foundation

    Center for Sight & Hearing
    Helps People with Vision and/or Hearing Loss Be Independent

    The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

    CRIS Radio

    Friedman Place
    A Residence for Blind and Visually Impaired Adults

    Guild for the Blind

    The Hadley School for the Blind

    Hearing and Vision Connections Services Related to Hearing or Vision Loss in Young Children

    Horizons for the Blind, Inc.
    Providing Accessibility Services For People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

    Illinois Association for Education & Rehabilitation
    Of the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Illinois Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

    Illinois Council of the Blind

    Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Project Reach

    Illinois Eye Institute

    Illinois School for the Visually Impaired

    Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

    Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service

    Chicago Public Library's Talking Book Center (TBC)

    Southern Illinois Talking Book Center

    Voices of Vision Talking Book Center/DuPage Library System

    Infinitec Total Resource Guide
    For Persons with Blindness or Visual Impairments

    Kane Legal Clinic
    Provides Legal Services to Low Income Blind or Visually Impaired People

    Mary Bryant Home for the Blind & Visually Impaired

    National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

    Prevent Blindness America
    Illinois Program Area

    Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic – Illinois Unit

    Spectrios Institute for Low Vision

    Cerebral Palsy

    United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)

    UCP/East Central Illinois

    UCP/Greater Chicago

    UCP/Illinois

    UCP/Land of Lincoln

    UCP/Prairieland

    UCP/Southern Illinois

    Shady Oaks Cerebral Palsy Camp
    Summer Camp for People with Disabilities in Homer Glen, Illinois

    Deafness and Hard of Hearing

    Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) of Chicago

    Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School

    Catholic Office of the Deaf

    Central Athletic Association of the Deaf

    Central Illinois Deaf Golfers Association

    Champaign-Urbana Deaf Catholic Ministry

    Chicago Area Interpreter Referral Service

    Chicago Deaf and Hard of Hearing Cultural Center

    Center for Sight & Hearing
    Helps People with Vision and/or Hearing Loss Be Independent

    Center on Deafness
    Serves Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population with Additional Disabilities
    Such as Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities

    Chicago Club of the Deaf
    Provides Social Services, Educational, & Group Programs
    To Deaf Children, Youth, and Adults

    Chicago Hearing Society

    Chicagoland Black Deaf Advocates, Inc.

    Choices for Parents For Families of Children with Newly Identified Hearing Loss

    Congregation Bene Shalom
    Hebrew Association of the Deaf

    Cook County Circuit Court Office of Interpreter Services
    (Click on "Court Services")

    Deaf Apostolate of the Catholic Rockford Diocese

    Deaf European American Association of Chicago

    Hearing and Vision Connections
    Services Related to Hearing or Vision Loss in Young Children

    Hearing Loss Association of America
    Illinois Cochlear Implant Chapter

    Hearing Loss Link

    Heartland Chapter of Illinois Association of the Deaf

    Heartland Deaf Center, Inc.

    Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf

    Illinois Association of the Deaf

    Illinois Center on Deafness and the Arts

    Illinois Chapter of AG Bell

    Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission

    Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Project Reach

    Illinois Deaf Campers

    Illinois Deaf Golfers Association

    Illinois Families for Hands & Voices
    Supports Families with Children Who are Deaf & Hard-Of-Hearing

    Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

    Illinois Relay 711
    Deaf and Speech Impaired Communication Over Telephone

    Illinois School for the Deaf

    Illinois Service Resource Center
    (Children who are deaf or hard of hearing and behaviorally challenged)

    Illinois State University
    Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher Education Program

    Illinois Teachers of Hard of Hearing/Deaf Individuals

    Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC)

    Illinois Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Page

    Infinitec Total Resource Guide
    For Persons with Deafness or Hearing Loss

    Keshev for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    Jewish Family and Community Service

    Little Egypt – Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

    MacMurray College
    Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teaching Education

    Midwest Center of Law and the Deaf

    Mt. Sinai Deaf Access Program

    Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center
    Testing, Therapy, & Services for Children and Adults
    Homewood, Palos Hills, Romeoville

    Sound Beginning
    Illinois Newborn Hearing Program

    West Suburban Association of the Deaf

    Windy City Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf

    Developmental Disabilities

    See also websites in "Multi-Service Agencies" and "Service Coordination"

    Advocates Network of Kane and Kendall Counties
    Parents Helping Parents Caring for Their Adult Children With Developmental Disabilities at Home

    The Arc of Illinois

    ARC Community Support Systems of Effingham County

    The Arc of Iroquois County

    Arc of Rock Island County

    The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties

    CARC (Chicago)

    Marc (McLean County)

    Parc (Peoria)

    Sparc (Springfield)

    Arts of Life
    Artistic Community Providing Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    An Environment to Experience Personal Growth

    Asian Human Services Developmental Disabilities Program
    Provides Services and Linkages to Families With Children Who have Developmental Disabilities

    Aspire (Westchester)

    Aspire Children’s Services
    Provides Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities

    Avenues to Independence (Northwest Suburbs and Northwest Chicago)

    Best Buddies Illinois
    (Supports One-to-one Friendships Between People With and Without Mental Retardation)

    A Better Life
    (People with Developmental Disabilities & Their Families in DuPage
    County & Bordering Communities)

    Bethshan (Palos Heights)
    Provides Residential Living Environments

    Blue Cap
    Blue Island Citizens for Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Inc.

    The CENTER for Enriched Living (Riverwoods)
    Community Center for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Center for Independent Futures
    Helps Give Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    Skills and Opportunities to Realize Full Lives

    Clearbrook (Arlington Heights)

    Community Support Services, Inc. (Brookfield)

    Countryside Association
    Serves Lake and North Cook Counties

    Developmental Disabilities Services of Metro East
    Madison and St. Clair Counties

    Developmental Services Center
    Services and Supports in Champaign and Ford Counties

    Esperazna Community Services
    Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities in Chicago
    In Spanish and English

    Glenkirk
    Serves North and Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

    Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center (Countryside)

    Illinois Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities
    Advises the Illinois Department of Human Services On Services and Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Division on Developmental Disabilities

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Early Intervention Program
    For Infants and Toddlers Birth to Three

    Illinois Life Span Project
    Statewide Information Resource for Advocacy Services

    Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities
    Supports Services to People with Developmental Disabilities

    Keshet
    Services Children & Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    In Integrated Education, Vocation, & Recreation Programs

    Kreider Services/Arc of Lee County

    Lambs Farm (Libertyville)
    Serves Adults with Developmental Disabilities

    Little City Foundation (Chicago Metropolitan Area)

    Little Friends, Inc.
    For People with Developmental, Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities
    In DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will, and Western Cook Counties

    Malcolm Eaton Enterprises (Carroll County)

    Markland
    Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
    In DuPage and Kane Counties

    McHenry County Task Force for Developmental Disabilities BLOG

    Misericordia Heart of Mercy (Chicago)
    Programs and Services for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Neighborhood Services
    Residential Support Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    Northern and Near West Cook County and Waukegan

    New Hope Center
    Provides Services in Southeast Cook County and Northeast Will County

    Oak/Leyden Developmental Services

    Orchard Village (Skokie)

    Park Lawn (Oak Lawn)

    People First of Illinois

    Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities
    Serves DuPage and Cook Counties

    Resources for Community Living
    Affordable Housing Options and Other Services For People with Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities

    Riverside Foundation (Lincolnshire and Vernon Hills)

    Search Developmental Center
    Serves Chicago and Northern Suburbs

    Seguin Services, Inc. (Cicero)

    Shore Community Services, Inc.
    Serves the North Shore and North Side of Chicago

    South Chicago Parents and Friends

    Southeastern Residential Alternatives, Inc.
    Serves Gallatin, Saline, White, and Wabash Counties

    Southstar Services
    Serves the Southern Suburbs

    Special Chefs
    Encourages People with Developmental Disabilities To Embrace Food Preparation

    The Special Needs Network
    Education and Resources for Families of Individuals with Disabilities

    State of Illinois Developmental Disabilities
    Ensures that People with Developmental Disabilities
    Get the Services They Need

    Streator Unlimited
    Services for People with Developmental Disabilities in Streator, Illinois

    Tomahawks Hockey
    Provides Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities
    The Opportunity to Participate in Ice Hockey

    VOR

    University of Illinois at Chicago/Institute on Disability and Human
    Development/University Center for Excellence for Illinois

    University of Illinois at Chicago/RRTC on Aging with Developmental Disabilities

    Down Syndrome

    Adult Down Syndrome Center of Lutheran General Hospital

    Central Illinois Down Syndrome Organization

    Champaign County Down Syndrome Network

    Chicagoland Buddy Walk
    Promotes Acceptance & Inclusion of People with Down Syndrome

    Down Syndrome Development Council
    Lake County

    GiGi's Playhouse
    Down Syndrome Awareness Center

    Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association, Inc.

    Lincoln Land Down Syndrome Society

    Livingstone Area Down Syndrome Society
    Serves the Needs of Those with Down Syndrome in North-East Central Illiinois

    National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)

    Plainfield Area Down Syndrome Support Group

    Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
    Provides Support and Information to Parents of Children With Down Syndrome in Southwestern Illinois

    United Parent Support for Down Syndrome
    Serves Chicago Metropolitan Area

    West Suburban Support Group for Down Syndrome

    Epilepsy

    Champaign County Epilepsy Support Group

    Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy

    Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago

    Epilepsy Foundation - North/Central Illinois

    Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Illinois

    Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Illinois

    Learning Disabilities

    CRIS Radio

    The International Dyslexia Association – Illinois Branch

    Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Learning Disabilities Association

    Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois

    Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois—Chicago North Chapter

    PACE Program
    Postsecondary Program for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities

    Private Residential Assistance, Inc.
    Supports Independent Living for People with Learning Disabilities

    Professionals in Learning Disabilities

    Mental, Behavioral, and Emotional Health

    See also websites in "Multi-Service Agencies" and "Service Coordination"

    Archdiocese of Chicago
    Mental Illness Ministries

    Asian Human Services
    Mental Health Counseling and Case Management

    Association House of Chicago
    Offers Behavioral Health Services

    Awakenings Project
    Empowers Persons with Mental Illinois Through Art

    Chestnut Health Systems (Granite City Illinois)

    Community Behavioral Healthcare Association

    Community Counseling Center
    Provides Mental Health Services in Madison County

    Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)
    Behavioral Health and Social Service Provider

    Community Mental Health Council, Inc.
    Provides Comprehensive Mental Health Services In Chicago's South Side

    Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

    Erika’s Lighthouse
    Offers Community Programs Regarding Adolescent Depression

    The Farm Resource Center
    Provides Mental Health Services to Citizens Living in Rural Farming or Coal Mining Communities in Illinois

    Heartland Human Services
    Provides Mental Health Services
    Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jefferson, and Marion Counties

    Heritage Behavioral Health Center, Inc.
    Treatment for Emotional Disorders, Mental Illnesses, & Addictive Behaviors Decatur

    Human Resources Development Institute
    Community-Based Behavioral Health and Human Services Organization Serving Chicago Area

    Illinois Co-Occurring Center for Excellence

    Illinois Department of Human Services
    Division of Mental Health

    Illinois PBIS Network
    Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

    Jane Wattles Center
    Provides Mental Health Services in Rockford

    The Josselyn Center for Mental Health
    Provides Inter-Disciplinary Mental Health Services In Northern Chicago Suburban Communities

    Karla Smith Foundation
    Supports Families and Friends of People with Mental Illness

    Mental Health Advocacy Project
    Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
    University of Chicago Law School

    Mental Health Association in Illinois

    Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago

    Mental Health Association of Illinois Valley

    Mental Health Association of the North Shore

    Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois
    Provides Mental Health Services
    Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, and Scott Counties

    Mental Health Summit

    NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) of Illinois

    NAMI Cook County North Suburban

    NAMI Barrington Area

    NAMI of DuPage County

    NAMI of Greater Chicago

    NAMI Illinois Hanover Township
    [Link not working 12/07/09]

    NAMI Kankakee County

    NAMI of Lake County

    NAMI of McHenry County

    NAMI DeKalb, Kane South and Kendall Counties

    NAMI - South Suburbs of Chicago

    NAMI Southwest Suburban

    NAMI Will County

    NAMI North Central Illinois

    NAMI Northern Illinois

    NAMI Champaign

    NAMI Tri-County (Peoria area)

    NAMI Vermillion County

    NAMI Jackson County

    NAMI Livingston & McLean Counties

    NAMI Southeastern Illinois

    NAMI Madison County

    NAMI Cupful (East St. Louis)

    NAMI Metropolis/Southernmost Illinois

    New Foundation Center
    Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Supportive Housing

    For People with Chronic Mental Illnesses
    (Serves Northern Cook County)

    North Central Behavioral Health Systems
    Serves LaSalle, Ottawa, Streator, Princeton, Canton & Macomb

    Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center
    Provides Bilingual, Bicultural Services

    Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers
    Provides Services Throughout Chicagoland Area

    Urban Meadows
    Vocational Rehabilitation Using Horticultural Therapy

    University of Illinois at Chicago/NRTC on Psychiatric Disability
    (Promotes Self-Determination Among People with Psychiatric Disability)

    Multi-Service Agencies

    Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
    Serves Chicago's South Side

    Anixter Center (Chicago)

    The Association for Individual Development
    Services People with Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness Kane, Kendall, & DeKalb Counties & Hanover Township in Cook County

    Calor
    Serves People with Disabilities in Chicago's Latino Community

    Challenge Unlimited, Inc.
    Provides Services in Southwestern Illinois

    Community Workshop & Training Center, Inc.
    Peoria Area

    Cornerstone Services, Inc.
    Provides Services in the Will County Area

    Crosspoint Human Services (Vermillion County)
    Provides Services to People with Psychiatric and Developmental Disabilities

    The Douglas Center (Skokie)
    Services for Adults with Mental Health Problems or Developmental Disabilities

    El Valor
    Provides Bilingual, Bicultural Services

    Habilitative Systems (Chicago)
    Provides Behavioral Health and Human Services

    Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI)

    Northpointe Resources, Inc. (Zion)

    Southwest Community Services
    Serves Metropolitan Chicago, Cook, and Will Counties

    Special Children, Inc.
    Provides Services to Children with Developmental & Physical Disabilities
    In St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, and Madison Counties

    Transitions of Western Illinois

    Trinity Services, Inc.
    Serves South and Northwest Suburban Regions of Chicago

    Victor C. Neumann Association

    Physical Disabilities

    Easter Seals

    East Seals DuPage and the Fox River Valley Region

    Easter Seals Joliet Region
    Serves Will, Grundy, Kendall, Kankakee, Ford, and Iroquois Counties

    The Easter Seal Society of Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.

    Easter Seals Peoria-Bloomington

    Illinois Spina Bifida Association

    Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.

    Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Illinois

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society/Greater Illinois Chapter

    Pathways Awareness Foundation
    (Children with movement and physical challenges)

    Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois

    Vaughan Paralyzed Veterans of America (Illinois Chapter)

    Respiratory

    American Lung Association of Illinois

    Chicago Asthma Consortium

    Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago

    Speech Disabilities and Speech Therapy

    Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association

    Peoria Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association

    Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center
    Testing, Therapy, & Services for Children and Adults
    Homewood, Palos Hills, Romeoville

    Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois

    Tourette Syndrome Camp Organization

    Traumatic Brain Injury

    The Brain Injury Association of Illinois

    Champaign-Urbana Brain Injury Resource Guide

    Equip for Equality Traumatic Brain Injury Project

    High Five Center
    Activities and Services for Adults with Brain Injuries

    Illinois Warriors Assistance Program
    Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Program for Illinois Veterans

    Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse
    Community Day Program for People with Brain Injury

    Other Disabilities

    American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.
    Midwest Chapter

    Arthritis Foundation – Greater Chicago Chapter

    Arthritis Foundation – Greater Illinois Chapter

    Breast Cancer Network of Strength – Illinois Affiliate

    Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders

    Childhood Stroke & Hemiplegia Connections of Illinois

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Greater Illinois Chapter

    Hemophilia Foundation of Illinois

    Huntington's Disease Society of America
    Illinois Chapter

    Illinois Chapter of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Illinois Branch

    Lupus Foundation of Illinois

    March of Dimes Illinois Chapter

    National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

    National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, Inc.

    PKU Organization of Illinois

    Rett Syndrome Association of Illinois

    Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois

    Other Websites

    Access Allies of Bloomington-Normal
    To Transform Bloomington-Normal Into Model Accessible Community

    Campaign for Better Health Care

    Celebrate Differences
    Provides Resources and Information and
    Scholarships to Students With Disabilities and Supporters

    Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities

    Disability Research Institute
    University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

    Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program

    Illinois Accessibility Code

    Illinois Web Accessibility Standards

    Manual of Style for Depicting People with Disabilities

    Paws Giving Independence
    Places Service Dogs Free of Charge
    Serves Peoria Area

    U.S. Census Bureau Illinois State and County QuickFacts

    Women with Disabilities Center

    National Websites

    Ability Magazine

    Abledata

    American Association of People with Disabilities

    disAbility Information and Resources

    Disability Statistics Center

    Disability Web Sites

    DisabilityInfo.gov

    ElderWeb

    Family Village

    Independent Living USA

    Job Accommodation Network Web Sites with Disability Resources

    National Disability Rights Network

    National Organization on Disability Information and Resources

    NICHCY/National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

    Parents with Disabilities Online