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)
Child Care Association of Illinois
Provides Services to Abused, Neglected, & Troubled Children
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
Illinois Department on Aging Elder Abuse Prevention
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority
Life Span
Comprehensive Services to Victims of Domestic Violence
Pro Bono Advocates
Civil Court Clinic for Orders of Protection
Reporting Abuse Within Illinois
Senior Neglect and Abuse
Within the Long-Term Care Environment
ADA-Americans with Disabilities Act
Aging and the Elderly
Alzheimer's Association – Greater Illinois Chapter
Buehler Center on Aging of Northwestern University
City of Chicago Department on Aging
Circuit Breaker and Illinois Cares RX
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
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
Infinitec Assistive Technology Coalition Connection
Infinitec Durable Medical Equipment Exchange
Children
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
Child Care Association of Illinois
Provides Services to Abused, Neglected, & Troubled Children
CoACH Care Center
Promotes Better Quality of Life
For Children & Youth with Special Needs
The Family Defense Center
Advocates Justice for Families
In the Child Welfare System
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Illinois Early Child Intervention Clearinghouse
The Illinois Provider Directory for Children with Disabilities
Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities/Illinois State Resources
ToyLend
Toy Lending Library for Children with Disabilities and Their Families
University of Illinois at Chicago/Division of Specialized Care for Children
Civil Rights Enforcement
City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Cook County Commission on Human 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
Campaign for Real Choice in Illinois
Family Support Network of Illinois
Courts
Office of Interpreter Services
(Click on "Court Services")
Cook County Circuit Court-Clerk's Office
Disability Rights and Self Advocacy
Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
The Council for Disability Rights
Equip for Equality Disability Rights Training
Equip for Equality Public Policy Program
Employment and Self-Employment
AbilityLinks.org
Links Employers to Job-Seekers with Disabilities
City of Chicago Business Enterprises Owned by People with Disabilities
City of Chicago Mayor's Office of Workforce Development
Equip for Equality Ticket to Work Project
Helps Social Security Beneficiaries Return to Work
Fox Valley Project With Industry Job Placement Services for People with Disabilities
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Job Placement Services for People with Disabilities
Information About Chicago Office
Opportunity, Inc.
Helps People with Disabilities Work in a Viable Business Enterprise
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Vocational Services
Financial Assistance and Public Benefits
Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities
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
Meals on Wheels
Helps Meet Nutritional Needs of Frail Homebound Elderly
And People with Disabilities
Social Security Administration
Guardianship
Equip for Equality Guardianship Reform Project
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
Housing
Fair Housing Legal Clinic
The John Marshall Law School
Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Independent Living
Locations of Illinois Centers for Independent Living
Central Illinois Center for Independent Living
DuPage Center for Independent Living
Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living
Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living
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
Stone-Hayes 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 Mayor's Office
City of Chicago Department of Public Health
City of Chicago Mayor's Office for People With Disabilities
Illinois Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois Department of Public Health
Latinos with Disabilities
Calor
Serves People with Disabilities in Chicago's Latino Community
Equip for Equality Latinos with Disabilities Advocacy Project
Illinois Department of Human Services
Office of Hispanic and Latino Affairs
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
Chicago Bar Association Consumer Law Assistance Program
Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Legal Services Center
Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS)
Directory of Pro-Bono Programs in Illinois
DuPage County Bar Association Legal Aid Service
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
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
Legal Organizations for Attorneys
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
Quarterly Reports of Nursing Home Violators
Department of Public Health Administrative Rules
Illinois Long Term Care Resources
Senior Neglect and Abuse
Within the Long-Term Care Environment
United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Information About Chicago Office
News and Information Services
National Council on Disability News List
Click on "Online mailing list archives", then "NCD-News-L"
Vida Independiente
Spanish-Language Radio Show About Disability-Related Topics
Recreation and the Arts
Awakenings Project
Empowers Persons with Mental Illinois Through Art
Center for Health and Fitness at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicagoland Fishing has no boundaries
The Confluence
Promotes Wheelchair Sports
In Greater St. Louis and Central Illinois
Cowboy Dreams
Therapeutic Horseback Riding and Hippotherapy
Dance>Detour
"Diverse-Abilities" Dance Company
Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
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
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
Rockford Chariots Wheelchair Athletic Association
Special Recreation Associations
Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation
Fox Valley Special Recreation Association
Heart of Illinois Special Recreation Association (Peoria)
Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association
North Suburban Special Recreation Association
Northwest Suburban Special Recreation Association
South Suburban Special Recreation Association
Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County
Tri County Special Recreation Association
West Suburban Special Recreation Association
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association
Touch of Nature Therapeutic Recreation Program (Carbondale)
Tourette Syndrome Camp Organization
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
Resource Guides-Disability-Related
Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders Community Resources
Chicago Jewish Community Online
Services for Persons with Disabilities
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)
Skokie Directory of Services for Persons with a Disability
Resource Guides-General Community Resources
AccessSI
Community Resource Directory for Southern Illinois
First Call for Help
Directs Callers to Services in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
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
Options & Advocacy for McHenry County
Prairieland Service Coordination, Inc.
Serves East Central Illinois
Western Illinois Service Coordination, Inc.
Special Education
Chicago Public Schools Office of Specialized Services
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
Illinois Council for Exceptional Children
Illinois State Board of Education Special Education Services
Infinitec News Group for Exploring Inclusive Education
Information About Chicago Office
Project CHOICES (a "least restrictive environment" initiative)
Transportation
Chicago Transit Authority Accessible Services
City of Chicago Department of Revenue
Residential Parking Signs
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
Wheelchair Accessible Taxis in Chicago
Veterans
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Vaughan Paralyzed Veterans of America (Illinois Chapter)
Voting
City of Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
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 Chicago Community Website
Better Existence with HIV
Comprehensive AIDS Service Provider in Northern Cook County
Bonaventure House
Supportive Residence for Individuals Living with AIDS
Chicago House
Provides Services to People Struggling with HIV and AIDS
Test Positive Aware Network (Includes 2006/2007 Chicago Area HIV Services Directory)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
CHADD of Chicago
Children and Adults with AD/HD
Chicago ADDULT Resources
Information for Adults with AD/HD in Chicago Area
Autism
Autism Society of Illinois-Central Illinois Chapter
Autism Society of Illinois – Northwest Suburban Chapter
Autism Society of Southern Illinois
Chicago Southside Autism Support Group
C-U Autism Support Network (Champaign-Urbana)
Blindness and Visual Impairments
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation
Friedman Place
A Residence for Blind and Visually Impaired Adults
The Hadley School for the Blind
Hearing and Vision Connections Services Related to Hearing or Vision Loss in Young Children
Illinois Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Project Reach
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
Mary Bryant Home for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
Deafness and Hard of Hearing
Alternatives in Education for the Hearing Impaired (AEHI)
Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) of Chicago
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 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
Heartland Chapter of Illinois Association of the Deaf
Illinois Association of the Deaf
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission
Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Project Reach
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 Teachers of Hard of Hearing/Deaf Individuals
Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC)
Infinitec Total Resource Guide
For Persons with Deafness or Hearing Loss
Jacksonville Community Center for the Deaf
Keshev for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Jewish Family and Community Service
MacMurray College
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teaching Education
Developmental Disabilities
See also websites in "Multi-Service Agencies" and "Service Coordination"
ARC Community Support Systems of Effingham County
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties
Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens (CARC)
Avenues to Independence (Northwest Suburbs and Northwest Chicago)
Bethshan (Palos Heights)
Provides Residential Living Environments
Blue Cap
Blue Island Citizens for Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Inc.
Clearbrook (Arlington Heights)
Community Support Services, Inc. (Brookfield)
Countryside Association
Serves Lake and North Cook Counties
Developmental Services Center
Services and Supports in Champaign and Ford Counties
Glenkirk
Serves North and Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center (Countryside)
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division on Developmental Disabilities
Illinois Life Span Project
Statewide Information Resource for Advocacy Services
Kreider Services/Arc of Lee County
Lambs Farm (Libertyville)
Serves Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Little City Foundation (Chicago Metropolitan Area)
Malcolm Eaton Enterprises (Carroll County)
New Hope Center
Provides Services in Southeast Cook County and Northeast Will County
Nia Comprehensive Center for Developmental Disabilities (City of Chicago)
Oak/Leyden Developmental Services
Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities
Serves DuPage and Cook Counties
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
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
GiGi's Playhouse
Down Syndrome Awareness Center
National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
United Parent Support for Down Syndrome
Serves Chicago Metropolitan Area
Epilepsy
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
Learning Disabilities
The International Dyslexia Association – Illinois Branch
Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois
PACE Program
Postsecondary Program for Young Adults with 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
Community Behavioral Healthcare Association
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)
Behavioral Health and Social Service Provider
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Mental Health
Illinois MISA Institute
Resources for People with Mental Illnesses Who Abuse Alcohol or Other Drugs
Illinois PBIS Network
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) of Illinois
NAMI Cook County North Suburban
NAMI Illinois Hanover Township
NAMI DeKalb, Kane South and Kendall Counties
NAMI - South Suburbs of Chicago
NAMI Livingston & McLean Counties
North Central Behavioral Health Systems
Serves LaSalle, Ottawa, Streator, Princeton, Canton & Macomb
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center
Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers
Provides Services Throughout Chicagoland Area
Urban Meadows
Vocational Rehabilitation Using Horticultural Therapy
Multi-Service Agencies
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
Serves Chicago's South Side
Calor
Serves People with Disabilities in Chicago's Latino Community
Challenge Unlimited, Inc.
Provides Services in Southwestern Illinois
Cornerstone Services, Inc.
Provides Services in the Will County Area
El Valor
Enriches and Employers People with Disabilities
Franklin-Williamson Human Services
Serves Southern Illinois
Habilitative Systems (Chicago)
Provides Behavioral Health and Human Services
Macon Resources, Inc. (Decatur)
Northpointe Resources, Inc. (Zion)
Southwest Community Services
Serves Metropolitan Chicago, Cook, and Will Counties
Transitions of Western Illinois
Trinity Services, Inc.
Serves South and Northwest Suburban Regions of Chicago
Physical Disabilities
Easter Seals
Easter Seals LaSalle and Bureau, Illinois
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)
Respiratory
American Lung Association of Illinois
Speech Disabilities and Speech Therapy
Illinois Network for Augmentative and Alternative Education
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Peoria Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Brain Injury Association of Illinois
Equip for Equality Traumatic Brain Injury Project
High Five Center
Activities and Services for Adults with Brain Injuries
Midwest Brain Injury Clubhouse
Community Day Program for People with Brain Injury
Other Disabilities
American Parkinson Disease Association Illinois Information and Referral Center
Arthritis Foundation – Greater Chicago Chapter
Arthritis Foundation – Greater Illinois Chapter
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
March of Dimes Illinois Chapter
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois
Y-ME Beast Cancer Organization – Illinois Affiliate
Other Websites
Access Allies of Bloomington-Normal
To Transform Bloomington-Normal Into Model Accessible Community
Campaign for Better Health Care
Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities
Disability Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Manual of Style for Depicting People with Disabilities
U.S. Census Bureau Illinois State and County QuickFacts
National Websites
American Association of People with Disabilities
disAbility Information and Resources
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
