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EFE Statements, Special Education

Act Now: Protect Illinois Students – Oppose Senate Bill 1943, Senate Amendment 1!

Special Education

Illinois advocates push for new bill to limit waivers signed by parents of students with disabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Special Education

Act Now to Protect the Rights and Safety of Illinois Students

Community Integration

People with developmental disabilities can wait years for community placements, state records showExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Rights in Institutions

‘Left Behind to Die’: Last Men Incarcerated at Stateville Prison Allege Neglect in LawsuitExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Rights in Institutions

Plaintiff advocates allege Illinois Department of Corrections violated ADA by isolating disabled inmatesExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Misuse of Restraint & Seclusion

People were strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill or in withdrawal.External link that opens in a new window.

EFE in the News, Special Education

Stacy Davis Gates’ comments reinforce harmful prejudices about students with disabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Education, EFE in the News

CTU president apologizes for disparaging comment about schools CEOExternal link that opens in a new window.

EFE Statements, Special Education

STATEMENT FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY

Community Integration

State slow to overhaul downstate mental health facility plagued by abuse, watchdog findsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Community Integration, Rights in Institutions

Illinois’ plan to transition residents from downstate developmental facility has residents waiting months to leave, report saysExternal link that opens in a new window.

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Act Now: Protect Illinois Students – Oppose Senate Bill 1943, Senate Amendment 1!

Illinois advocates push for new bill to limit waivers signed by parents of students with disabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

Act Now to Protect the Rights and Safety of Illinois Students

People with developmental disabilities can wait years for community placements, state records showExternal link that opens in a new window.

‘Left Behind to Die’: Last Men Incarcerated at Stateville Prison Allege Neglect in LawsuitExternal link that opens in a new window.

Plaintiff advocates allege Illinois Department of Corrections violated ADA by isolating disabled inmatesExternal link that opens in a new window.

People were strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill or in withdrawal.External link that opens in a new window.

Stacy Davis Gates’ comments reinforce harmful prejudices about students with disabilitiesExternal link that opens in a new window.

CTU president apologizes for disparaging comment about schools CEOExternal link that opens in a new window.

STATEMENT FROM EQUIP FOR EQUALITY

State slow to overhaul downstate mental health facility plagued by abuse, watchdog findsExternal link that opens in a new window.

Illinois’ plan to transition residents from downstate developmental facility has residents waiting months to leave, report saysExternal link that opens in a new window.