Illinois Resources
Information in this section has
come from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Illinois_2002.pdf
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=IL
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/il.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/istates.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm
Title V, Children With Special
Health Care Needs program
CHSCN contact
Charles N.
Onufer, M.D.
Director
Division of Specialized Care for Children
2815 West Washington Street, Suite 300Box 19481
Springfield, IL,62794-9481
(217) 793-2340
(217) 793-0773 fax
Email:
cnonufer@uic.edu
Internet site:
www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc
For
more information on this program and eligibility criteria go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Illinois_2002.pdf
UIC
Division of Specialized Care for Children
http://www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/
This site has more information on programs available for your children
Medicaid
Illinois Medicaid Office
Department of Public Aid of Illinois
201 South Grand Avenue, East
Springfield, IL 62763
Local: 1-217-782-2570
Toll-Free: In-State Calls Only 1-800-226-0768
Local TTY: 1-800-526-5812
Website:
http://www.dpaillinois.com/
For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=IL
WIC
Penny Roth, Acting Director
Bureau of Family Nutrition
Office of Family Health
Illinois Department of Human Services
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702
telephone: (217) 782-2166
toll-free in-state: 1-800-323-4769
fax: (217) 785-5247
email:
dhshp53@dhs.state.il.us
website:
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/chp/ofh/FN/WIC.asp
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Illinois KidCare
Illinois Department of Public Aid
201 S. Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62753-0002
(866) 468-7543; (877) 204-1012 (TTY)
Web:
www.kidcareillinois.com/
Education
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Christopher Koch, Ed.D.,
Director
Department of Special Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First Street, N-243
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-4870
E-mail:
chris.koch@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed/
Barb Sims, Principal Education
Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-5589
E-mail:
bsims@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Janet D. Gully, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Early Intervention
Department of Human Services
222 S. College, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 782-1981; (800) 323-4769 (in IL only)
E-mail:
DHSVR50@dhs.state.il.us
Web:
www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/eisnp.html
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Kay Henderson, Division Administrator
Division of Early Childhood Education
100 N. First Street, C-428
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 524-4835
E-mail:
hhenders@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net
Paula Stadeker,
Principal Education Consultant
Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-5589
E-mail:
pstadeke@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
For a listing of
resource centers that provide legal or advocacy services at no or low cost,
visit:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed/parent%20advocates.htm
For due process information:
Beth Hanselman, Supervisor
Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-5589
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
1st Illinois Special
Ed News
Curt Sahakian, Esq, Editor
4843 Howard Street
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 676-2774
E-Mail:
1stNewsQuestions@IllinoisSpecialEd.com
Web:
http://www.IllinoisSpecialEd.com/1stIllinoisSpecialEdNews.htm
Free Electronic Newsletter with Notices of Local Special Education Workshops and
Resources for Illinois Parents. Don't have time to wait? Email us and we'll
answer your questions.
Illinois
Early Childhood Intervention Clearinghouse
830 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704
(800) 852-4302 (In Illinois); (217) 522-4655; Fax: (217) 522-4670
Email:
clearinghouse@eosinc.com
Web:
www.eiclearinghouse.org
Statewide learning library. Library and information services regarding health,
educational, disability and developmental concerns of infants and young children
and their families. Free quarterly newsletter, Early Intervention for Illinois
parents. Interactive web site. For more information contact Project Director,
Chet Brandt
Project
CHOICES
(CHOICES) - Children Have
Opportunities in Inclusive Environments and Schools
6S 331 Cornwall Road
Naperville,IL 60540
630-778-4508
Web:
www.projectchoices.org
promotes educational inclusion
Hospitals/Rehabilitation/Therapy Resources
Children’s Hospital of
Illinois
530 N.E. Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, Illinois 61637
Local Phone: (309) 655-7171
Fax Number: (309) 655-2347
http://www.childrenshospitalofil.org/
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's
Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
60614-3394
University
of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
1-888-UCH-0200
http://www.uchicagokidshospital.org/
Ronald
McDonald Children’s Hospital of Loyola
Phone: (877) 216-KIDS
Website:
http://www.lumc.edu/RMCH/index.htm
(I couldn’t find a street address for this hospital)
Chicago Shriners
Hospital
2211 N. Oak Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60707
Telephone 773-622-5400
Fax 773-385-5453
Website:
http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/chicago/
Blazing Prairie Stars
contact person: Christina
Foster
47W635 Beith
Maple Park, IL 60151
E-mail: BlazingPS@msn.com
Horse-assisted therapy: hippotherapy (PT, OT, speech); therapeutic riding;
experiential learning groups for children
Larry Bowman
Children's Therapy & Rehab
Specialists
1225 S. Rand Road
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
(847) 550-8049 tel; (847) 550-6054 fax
E-mail:
LarryB@childtherapyrehab.com
Web: www.childtherapyrehab.com
Community
Therapy Services
Contact person: Cheryl Denz
2700 Keslinger, Suite B
Geneva, IL 60134
E-mail: info@commtx.com
Web: www.commtx.com
Provider of pediatric speech, occupational, physical, and music therapies. Hanen
programs, Fast ForWord, free developmental screenings, social skills groups,
preschool groups.
Rainbow Center, Inc.
Connie Guthary
2275 Church Road
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 898-2200
E-mail:
info@rainbow-center.net
Web:
www.rainbow-center.net
Physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, music therapy, and
developmental therapy. Aquatic physical therapy, Handwriting Without Tears,
FastForWord, Therapeutic Listening. Early Intervention and DSCC provider.
Specific Disabilitiy Resources
Blind/ Visually
Impaired
Bettye Odem-Davis, Bureau Chief
Bureau of the Blind
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 8-100
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-3323
Web:
www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/bbs/
Jay Stiteley,
Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Midwest
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 396-4420
E-mail:
chicago@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Cerebral
Palsy/Physical Disabilities
Don Moss,
Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of
Illinois
310 E. Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 528-9681
E-mail:
ucpil@sbcglobal.net
Web:
www.ucpillinois.com
Easter Seal
DuPage
830 S. Addison
Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 620-4433; Fax: (630) 620-1148; TTY: (630) 620-4436
E-mail:
kevan@dupaeeasterseals
Epilepsy
Philip M. Gattone, President/CEO
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
17 N. State, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 939-8622; (800) 273-6027
(312) 628-6027 (TTY)
E-mail:
info@epilepsychicago.org
Web:
www.epilepsychicago.org
Epilepsy
Resource Center
(serving central Illinois)
1315 W. Lawrence Avenue
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 726-1839 (V/TTY); (800) 800-6401
E-mail:
epilepsy@spfldsparc.org
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
State
Mental Retardation Program
Jeri Johnson, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
100 S. Grand Avenue, East, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762
(217) 524-7065
E-mail:
dhs9255@dhs.state.il.us
Web:
www.state.il.us/agency/dhs
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Sheila T. Romano, Executive Director
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
830 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 782-9696 (V/TTY)
Web:
www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Tamar Heller, Director
Institute on Disability and Human Development
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1647 (V); (312) 413-0453 (TTY)
Web:
www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd
Tony Paulauski,
Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
18207-A Dixie Highway
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 206-1930
E-mail:
tony@thearcofil.org
Web:
www.thearcofil.org
Speech
And Hearing
Cynthia Keillor, Executive Director
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611-3265
(312) 644-0828, ext. 2210
E-mail:
ckeillor@bostrom.com
Web:
www.ishail.org
Jodi Fleck, Principal Education Consultant
Illinois State Department of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 781-5589
E-mail:
jfleck@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
General
Disability Resources
Protection and
Advocacy Agency
Zena Naiditch, CEO/President
Equip for Equality, Inc.
20 N. Michigan, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 341-0022; (800) 537-2632 (V)
(800) 610-2779 (TTY)
E-mail:
contactus@equipforequality.org
Web:
www.equipforequality.org
Client Assistance Program
Cathy Meadows, Manager
Illinois Client Assistance Program
100 N. First Street, 1st Floor West
Springfield, IL 62702-5197
(217) 782-5374 (V/TTY); (800) 641-3929 (in IL)
E-mail:
dhscap@dhs.state.il.us
Web:
www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/cap
Kathy O'Brien,
Resource Director
Pathways Awareness Foundation
150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 955-2445 (800) 326-8154 (TTY)
E-mail:
friends@pathwaysawareness.org
Web:
www.pathwaysawareness.org
Jo Holzer, Executive Director
Council for Disability Rights
205 W. Randolph, Suite 1645
Chicago, IL 60606-1892
(312) 444-9484; (312) 444-1967 (TTY)
E-mail:
cdrights@interaccess.com
Web:
www.disabilityrights.org
State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (ISAC)
Christopher Koch, State Director of Special Education
Department of Special Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First Street, N-243
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-4870
E-mail:
chris.koch@isbe.net
Web:
www.isbe.net/spec-ed/isac.htm
Family Benefit
Solutions, Inc.
Sherri Schneider
1020 Milwaukee Avenue #101
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 279-8506; Fax: (847) 279-8507
Web:
www.familybenefitsolutions.com
We help families investigate, obtain, and maintain all available benefit
assistance programs including: Medicaid, KidCare, SSI and SSDI.
Fox Valley M.U.M.S.
(Moms United for Moral Support)
Debbie Nardone or Candice
Hadley
E-mail: gr8kidss@att.net or
candicehadley@earthlink.net
Web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foxvalleymums/
MUMS is a Parent-to-Parent organization for parents or care providers of a child
with any disability, disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition.
IL-TASH
406 W. Wood
Bloomington, IL 61701
(630) 584-0970
Web:
http://www.illinois-tash.org
information & advocacy
Northern Suburban
Special Recreation Association (NSSRA)
Dawn Schaefer
3105 MacArthur Blvd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Voice/TDD: (847) 509-9400; Fax: (847) 509-1177
Email:
info@nssra.org
Web:
www.nssra.org
As a partnership of twelve park districts and municipalities, NSSRA provides
recreation programs for adults and children with disabilities in the northern
suburbs of Chicago.
The National
Center on Physical Activity and Disability
James Rimmer, PhD
1640 West Roosevelt Road, Suite 711
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
Toll-Free: (800) 900-8086 to speak with an information specialist
Fax: (312) 355-4058
E-mail: ncpad@uic.edu
Web: www.ncpad.org
A national clearinghouse for information on physical activity for persons with
disAbilities. Search our databases to access information on national accessible
programs and other resources.
National
Lekotek Center
2100 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Lekotek Toy Resource Helpline: (800) 366-PLAY TTY: (800) 573-4446
(847) 328-0001; Fax: (847) 328-5514
E-Mail:
lekotek@lekotek.org
Web:
http://www.lekotek.org
Lekotek is a toy-lending library for children with disablities and their
families
Parent
Organizations
Parent Training and
Information Center (PTI)
Charlotte Des Jardins,
Director
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Room 300
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513; (312) 939-3519 (TTY)
(800) 952-4199 (In IL)
E-mail:
frcdptiil@ameritech.net
Web:
www.frcd.org
Donald Moore, Executive Director
Designs for Change
29 E. Madison, Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60602-4404
(312) 236-7252; (312) 236-7944 (TTY)
(800) 851-8728
E-mail:
info@designsforchange.org
Web:
www.designsforchange.org
Debbie Einhorn, Program Director
Family Matters
2502 S. Veterans Drive
Effingham, IL 62401
(217) 347-0880; (217) 347-5428 (V/TTY)
(866) 436-7842
E-mail:
info@fmptic.org
Web:
www.fmptic.org
This parent center serves all of Illinois outside of the 8 county Chicago area.
Workshops and trainings are available throughout the state.
Partners in Policymaking
Ginny Cooke
Phoenix Perth Institute
P.O. Box 5429
Evanston, Illinois 60401-5429
(847) 425-1967
E-mail:
ginnycooke@aol.com
Parent-To-Parent
Charlotte Des Jardins,
Executive Director
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513; (312) 939-3519 (TTY)
(800) 952-4199 (In IL)
E-mail:
frcdptiil@ameritech.net
Web:
www.frcd.org
Charlotte Cronin, Executive Director
Family Support Network of
Illinois
5739 W. Martindale Lane
Peoria, IL 61615-9669
(309) 693-8981
E-mail:
fsn@familysupportnetwork.org
Web:
www.familysupportnetwork.org/
Lifeline Family Resource Center
525 N. Main St.
Elburn, Il. 60119
(phone) 888-365-1584
(fax) 630-365-1715
E-mail: Bberndtprs@aol.com
A place to call when you are overwhelmed or just don't know who to call first.
Our staff provides linkage to resources, provides wraparound facilitation
training to parents, provides training to build parent/professional
partnerships.
Respite
Sertoma Centre, Inc. Alsip (708) 371-9700
Association for Individual Development Aurora (708) 844-5040 x464
Harmony Home Care, Inc. Barrington (847) 382-6200
St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises Belleville (618) 234-1992
Alden Village Bloomingdale (708) 529-3350
Easter Seals -- UCP Respitality Program Bloomington (309) 663-8275
MARC Center Bloomington (309) 827-6722
Metropolitan Family Services Blue Island (708) 974-5815
www.Metrofamily.org
Clinton County Rehabilitation Center Breese (618) 526-8800
Community Support Services Brookfield (708) 354-4547
Delta Center, Inc Cairo (618) 734-2665
Macoupin County Mental Health Center Carlinville (217) 854-2281
Little Friends, Inc. Carol Stream (708) 690-7292
Developmental Services Center Champaign (217) 356-9176
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Champaign (217) 398-3011
CCAR Industries Charleston (217) 348-0127
Abraham Lincoln Centre Chicago (312) 225-5545
Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens Chicago (773) 241-5700
Children's Place Association Chicago (773) 395-9193
Crisis Nursery of Chicago Chicago (312) 633-4984
Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities Chicago (312) 814-2728
El Valor Family Service Chicago (312) 997-2021
www.lekotek.org
Habilitative Systems Chicago (312) 261-2252
Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center Chicago (773) 465-3195
www.anixter.org
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Chicago (773) 282-7347
Miseracordia Home South Chicago (312)
254-9595
North Center for Handicapped Children Chicago (312) 777-4111
South Chicago Parents and Friends of Retarded Children Chicago (773) 734-2222
The Children's Place Association Chicago (312) 826-1230
Seguin Services, Inc. Cicero (708) 863-3803
DeWitt County Human Resources Center Clinton (217) 935-9496
Macon Resources Inc. Respite Service Decatur (217) 875-1910
Family Services Agency of DeKalb County, Inc. DeKalb (815) 758-8616
Augustana Respite Care Coordination Program Des Plaines (847) 329-0960
Kreider Services Inc. Dixon (815) 288-6691
New Hope School and Work Activity Center Dolton (708) 841-4034
www.newhopecenterinc.com
Ray Graham Association for People with
Disabilities Downers Grove (630) 620-2222
ARC Community Support Services Effingham (217) 347-0880
www.arc-css.org
Jayne Shover Easter Seal Elgin (847) 742-3264
www.jayneshover.org
Larkin Center for Children and
Adolescents Elgin (708) 695-5656
Little Angels Nursing Home Elgin (847) 741-1609
Metropolitan Family Services Elmhurst (630) 653-2397
www.metrofamily.org
Respite Care Evanston (708) 733-1400
Good Shepherd Center Flossmoor (708) 957-5700
Malcolm Eaton Enterprise Freeport (815) 235-7181
JoDaviess Workshop, Inc. Galena (815) 777-2211
Glenkirk Respite Services Glenview (847) 998-8380 www.glenkirk.org
At-Home Care Granite (618) 798-3900
Pathway Services Unlimited Jacksonville (217) 479-2300
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center Joliet (815) 741-5531
Trinity Services, Inc. Joliet (708) 479-0028
United Cerebral Palsy Joliet (815) 744-3500
Will County Health Department Joliet (815) 727-5912
United Developmental Services Kankakee (815) 939-4070
Abilities Plus Kewanee (309) 852-4626
MHCCI/Logan-Mason Rehabilitation Center Lincoln (217) 735-5223
Walter Lawson Children's Home Loves Park (815) 633-6636
Bridgeway, Inc. Macomb (800) 475-4226
Karriem's Developmental Services Markham (708) 335-1446
Pioneer Center McHenry (815) 385-9800 x 238
Trade Industries McLeansboro (618) 643-4321
ARC/Rock Island County Molline (309) 764-6330
Warren Achievement Center Monmouth (309) 734-7644
Fox Valley Older Adult Services Morris (815) 941-9216
Jefferson County Comprehensive Services Mt. Vernon (618) 242-7300
CoACH House Naperville (630) 271-9155
www.coachcarecenter.org
Little Friends Naperville (708) 355-0061
Respite House, Inc. Naperville (630) 960-2467
Opportunity Center of Southeast Illinois Olney (618) 395-2418
Countryside Association for the Handicapped Palatine (847) 438-8944
Right at Home Palatine (847) 925-9532
www.rightathome.net
Human Resources Center Paris (217) 465-4118
Tazewell County Resource Centers, Inc. Pekin (309) 347-5121
Crittenton Care and Counseling Center Peoria (309) 674-4125
Interim Health Care Peoria (309) 693-7665
PARC Respite Care Center Peoria (309) 685-3233
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Illinois Peoria (309) 672-6325
Menard County Home Health Petersburg (217) 632-7864
Futures Unlimited, Inc. Pontiac (815) 842-1122
Gateway Center Princeton (815) 875-4548
Lawrence/Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens Robinson (618) 546-5625
Milestone Respite Rockford (815) 986-5222
Rockdale Children's Home Rockford (815) 654-3050
Shelby County Community Services, Inc. Shelbyville (217) 774-5587
Jewish Children's Bureau Skokie (847) 568-5100
www.jcbchicago.org
Orchard Village In-Home Respite Care Skokie (847) 967-1800
www.orchardvillage.org
SHORE Community Services, Inc. Skokie (847) 982-2030
www.shoreinc.org
New
Visions Home Health Care, Inc. South Holland (708) 339-8100
Mini
O'Beirne Crisis Nursery Springfield (217) 525-6800
www.miniobeirne.org
Project Cornerstone Springfield (217) 524-7724
Springfield Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. Springfield (217) 793-2100
The
Hope School Springfield (217) 585-5437
www.thehopeschool.org
Moultrie County Beacon Sullivan (217) 728-7396
Christian County Mental Health Association & Developmental Center Taylorville
(217) 824-9675
Crisis Nursery, Urbana Illinois Urbana (217) 337-2730
Fay-Co Enterprises, Inc. Vandalia (618) 283-1875
The
ARC of Iroquois County Watseka (815) 432-6191
Metropolitan Family Services West Chicago (630) 653-2397
www.metrofamily.org
Metropolitan
Family Services Wheaton (630) 784-4875
www.metrofamily.org
William
B. Dell Achievement and Resource Center Wood River (618) 251-2175
Heartstrings Adoption Support Program Woodstock (815) 338-7360
Van Conversions
MidWest Mobility & Design, Inc.
437 W. Wise Road
.Schaumburg, IL 60193
For even more resources go to:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/il.htm
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