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

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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

Adult Employment 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
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

Disability Resources

Financial Assistance and Public Benefits

All Kids Program
Provides Affordable, Comprehensive Health Insurance for Every Child
Celebrate Differences
Provides Resources and Information and
Scholarships to Students With Disabilities and Supporters
Dental Lifeline Network Illinois
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
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 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
Equip for Equality Guardianship Reform Project
Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
Guardianship Resource Guide

Housing

Fair Housing Legal Clinic
The John Marshall Law School
Fair Housing Resources in Chicago
Fair Housing Resources Outside of Chicago
The Handi-Ramp Foundation
Provides Home Access to People with Disabilities
Who Own Their Own Residences
Housing Options for the Mentally Ill
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

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 Legislative Branch
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
Esperanza 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 Wellness 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
Bluhm Legal Clinic
Northwestern University School of Law
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
The Catholic Charities Legal Assistance and Resource Center
Center for Disability and Elder Law
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 Child and Family Services
Special Education Legal Advocacy
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Legal Advocacy Service of the Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission
Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services
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.
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
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Long-Term Care

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 Supportive Living Program
Provides Alternative to Nursing Home Care
For Low Income Older Persons & Persons with Disabilities
United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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

Recreation and the Arts

Adaptive Adventures
Provides Outdoor Sports Opportunities
For Children and Adults with Physical Disabilities
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 Chatterbox
Therapy Camp for Nonspeaking or Severely
Speech-Impaired Children Who use Augmentative
and Alternative Communication Devices
Camp Firefly
Overnight Camp for Children with Disabilities Such as Social
Anxiety, OCD, PDD, Asperger’s Syndrome, & Autism
Camp Hope
Summer Camp for Children and Young Adults
With Developmental Disabilities
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
Dance Detour
"Diverse-Abilities" Dance Company
Diveheart
Offers Scuba Diving Activities
For Children and Adults with Disabilities
Easy Street Theater
Provides Social and Artistic Opportunities
For All Persons with Cognitive and/or Physical Disabilities
Equestrian Connection
Therapeutic Riding Program
For All Persons with Cognitive and/or Physical Disabilities
Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association
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
International Center on Deafness and 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
Midwest Deaf Golfers Association
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
School for Therapeutic and Recreational RidingShady 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

Northlands Association for Special Recreation

Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association

Northwest Suburban Special Recreation Association

Oak Lawn Park District Special Recreation Department

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 Network of Illinois

Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County

Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County

Tri County Special Recreation Association

Warren Special Recreation

West Suburban Special Recreation Association

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association

Touch of Nature Therapeutic Recreation Program (Carbondale)
Tourette Syndrome Camp Organization
White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center

Rehabilitation

Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Advocates for People with Disabilities
In the Rehabilitation Process, Employment, and Home Services
Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Rehabilitation Services
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
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
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools Office of Special Education and Supports
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
Jewish Child and Family Services
Special Education
Special Education Legal Advocacy
Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
Helps Young People Exiting Special Education Find Jobs
Information About Chicago Office
Mothers From Hell 2
Mothers on a Mission, Inc.
Community Parent Resource Center Located in Berwyn
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
Chicago Transit Authority Accessible Services
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) Accessibility
Midway Disability Awareness and Assistance Program
O’Hare Disability Awareness and Assistance Program
PACE Accessible Fixed Route Bus Service
PACE ADA Paratransit Service
Peoria CityLink Paratransit Service
Quincy Transit Lines Paratransit Services
Regional Transportation Authority ADA Paratransit
Ride Transit Free Card
For People with Disabilities and Seniors
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
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
AIDS Connect
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry
Chicago House
Provides Services to People Struggling with HIV and AIDS
EdgeAlliance
Decreases Homelessness and Supports People Living with HIV/AIDS
Chicago's North Lawndale Neighborhood
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
Kane County CHADD Support Group
Lincolnshire AREA CHADD
North Shore Satellite of CHADD
Northern Illinois Satellite of CHADD
South Suburban Chicago CHADD
West Suburban Adult Satellite ofCHADD

Autism
The Answer Inc.
Autism Awareness and Support Agency
Autism Community Connection
Autism Community Connection Yahoo Group
The Autism Program of Illinois
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 Spectrum Institute at Illinois State University
Chicago Autism Connection
C-U Autism Support Network (Champaign-Urbana)
FASTT
Offers Vocation and Employment Programs
For Adults with Autism in Southern Illinois
Illinois Autism/PDD Training & Technical Assistance Project
Illinois Center for Autism
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
The Hadley School for the Blind
Hearing and Vision Early Intervention Outreach
Serves Infants and Toddlers Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Visually Impaired
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
[Link not working 7/25/13]
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Services for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
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)
Illinois Talking Books Outreach Center
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
Learning Ally/Making Reading Accessible to All-–Orland Park
Mary Bryant Home for the Blind & Visually Impaired
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
Second Sense Beyong Vision Loss
(Formerly Guild for the Blind)
Spectrios Institute for Low Vision
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)UCP/East Central Illinois
UCP/Greater Chicago
UCP/Land of Lincoln
UCP/Prairieland
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
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
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
Deaf Apostolate of the Catholic Rockford Diocese
Deaf European American Association of Chicago
Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association
Hearing and Vision Early Intervention Outreach
Serves Infants and Toddlers Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Visually Impaired
Hearing Loss Association of America
Illinois Cochlear Implant Chapter
Heartland Deaf Center, Inc.
[Link not working 7/25/13]
Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf
Illinois Association of the Deaf
Illinois Chapter of AG Bell
Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission
Illinois Deaf-Blind Services Project Reach
[Link not working 7/25/13]
Illinois Deaf Campers
Illinois Deaf Golfers Association
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Services for People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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
International Center on Deafness and the Arts
Little Egypt – Illinois Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Midwest Center of Law and the Deaf
Midwest Deaf Golfers Association
Mt. Sinai Deaf Access Program
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Center
Testing, Therapy, & Services for Children and Adults
Homewood, Palos Hills, Romeoville
West Suburban Association of the Deaf
Developmental Disabilities
See also websites in "Multi-Service Agencies" and "Service Coordination"Abilities Plus
Serves Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
In Kewanee, Illinois
ADDWC
Improves Quality of Life for People with Developmental Disabilities
And Their Families of Woodford County
The Arc of Illinois
ARC Community Support Systems of Effingham County
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties
Envision Unlimited (Chicago--Formerly CARC)
EPIC (Peoria)
LARC
Serves People with Developmental Disabilities
Lansing, Illinois
Marc (McLean County)
Sparc (Springfield)
Arts of Life
Artistic Community Providing Adults with Developmental Disabilities
An Environment to Experience Personal Growth
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)
Bethshan (Palos Heights)
Provides Residential Living Environments
Beverly Farms
Residential Facility for People with Developmental Disabilities
Godfrey, Illinois
Blue Cap
Blue Island Citizens for Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Inc.
Bridgeway
Provides Services for People with Disabilities
In Western Illinois
Camp Hope
Summer Camp for Children and Young Adults
With Developmental Disabilities
CCAR Industries
Serves People with Developmental Disabilities
In East Central Illinois
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
Charleston Transitional Facility
Provides Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Clearbrook (Arlington Heights)
Community Link
Serves Needs of Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities
In Southern Illinois Portion of St. Louis Metropolitan Area
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
Esperanza Community Services
Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities in Chicago
In Spanish and English
Glenkirk
Serves North and Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
Good Shepherd Manor
Serves the Needs of Men with Developmental Disabilities
Momence, Illinois
Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center (Countryside)
Horizon House
Provides Services to Adults with Disabilities
Serves North Central Illinois
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
Karriem’s Developmental Services
Serves the Needs of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Markham and Hazel Crest, Illinois
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
Milestone, Inc.
Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities
Rockford Area
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
North Center
Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities
North Side of Chicago
Oak/Leyden Developmental Services
Open Door Rehabilitation Center
Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities
Sandwich, Illinois
Opportunity House, Inc.
Provides Services to People with Developmental Disabilities
DeKalb, Illinois
Orchard Village (Skokie)
Park Lawn (Oak Lawn)
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, Inc.
Provides Services to Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Chicago, North Suburban Cook County, and Eastern Lake County
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
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
VOR
The Willam B. BeDell Achievement and Resource Center
Provides Services for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Madison County
WSMRCA / Austin Special
Serves Individuals with Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities
In Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood
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 Association of Greater St. Louis
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
Epilepsy
Center for Epilepsy - Springfield Illinois
Champaign County Epilepsy Support Group
[Link not working 7/25/13]
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
Epilepsy Foundation - North/Central Illinois
Epilepsy Foundation of Southern Illinois
Learning Disabilities
CRIS Radio
Learning Ally/Making Reading Accessible to All-–Orland Park
Everyone Reading Illinois
(Formerly Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Learning Disabilities Association
Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois
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
[Link not working 7/25/13]
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
Ben Gordon Center
Provides Mental Health Counseling & Substance Abuse Treatment
In the DeKalb County Area
The Bobbie E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Inc.
Chestnut Health Systems (Granite City Illinois)
Community Behavioral Healthcare Association
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4)
Behavioral Health and Social Service Provider
Community & Residential Services Authority
Addresses Barriers to Needed Programs or Services
For Individuals with a Behavior Disorder or Severe Emotional Disturbance
Through Age 21
Delta Center
Provides Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling
In Alexander and Pulaski Counties
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Erika’s Lighthouse
Offers Community Programs Regarding Adolescent Depression
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
Housing Options for the Mentally Ill
Human Resources Development Institute
Community-Based Behavioral Health and Human Services Organization Serving Chicago Area
Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health
Illinois Coalition on Mental Health and Aging
Illinois Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
Illinois Department of Human Services
Division of Mental Health
Illinois PBIS Network
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Independence Center
Rehabilitation Center for Persons with
Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
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 and Insurance Coverage for Severe and Life-Threatening Conditions
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 Barrington Area
NAMI Champaign County
NAMI Cook County North Suburban
NAMI of DeKalb, Kane-South, and Kendall
NAMI of DuPage County
NAMI of East St. Louis
NAMI of Greater Chicago
NAMI Jackson County
NAMI Kankakee County
NAMI of Lake County
NAMI Livingston & McLean Counties
NAMI of McHenry County
NAMI Metro Suburban
NAMI Metropolis/Southernmost Illinois
NAMI North Central Illinois
NAMI Northern Illinois
NAMI Schaumburg Area
NAMI - South Suburbs of Chicago
NAMI Southeastern Illinois
NAMI Southwest
NAMI Southwestern Illinois
NAMI Springfield
NAMI Vermillion County
NAMI Will-Grundy
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
OCD Chicago
Pilsen Wellness Center
Provides Bilingual, Bicultural Services
Rosecrance
Provides Mental Health Services in Rockford
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)
WellSpring Resources
Provides Mental Health Services in Madison County
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)
Moultrie County Beacon, Inc.
Northpointe Resources, Inc. (Zion)
Pioneer Center for Human Services
Provides Services to People with Disabilities
McHenry County . (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
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 Central Illinois
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
Camp Chatterbox
Therapy Camp for Nonspeaking or Severely
Speech-Impaired Children Who use Augmentative
and Alternative Communication Devices
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
[Link not working 7/25/13]
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 Illinois Chapter
Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois
Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders
Childhood Stroke & Hemiplegia Connections of Illinois
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Greater Illinois Chapter
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.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Illinois Affiliate
PKU Organization of Illinois
Rett Syndrome Association of Illinois
Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois
The Windy City / Chicagoland Apraxia Network
Other Websites
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
Jewish Child & Family Services
Adults with Disabilities and Their Families
Jewish Child & Family Services
Children with Disabilities and Their Families
JJ's List
Builds Positive and Productive Interaction
Between Business and People with Disabilities
Manual of Style for Depicting People with Disabilities
Paws Giving Independence
Places Service Dogs Free of Charge
Serves Peoria Area
S.I.B.S.
Supports Brothers and Sisters of All Ages in Illinois
That Have a Sibling with Special Needs
U.S. Census Bureau Illinois State and County QuickFacts
National Websites
Ability Magazine
Abledata
American Association of People with Disabilities
disAbility Information and Resources
Disability Statistics Center
Disability.gov
ElderWeb
Family Village
Independent Living USA
Job Accommodation Network Web Sites with Disability Resources
National Disability Rights Network
National Organization on Disability
NICHCY/National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Parents with Disabilities Online