Self-Advocacy 101: Empowering People with IDD to Speak Up
Learn what self-advocacy means for people with IDD, why it matters, your rights in Illinois, and where to find advocacy supports and training.
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Able Today Webinar
An introduction to the basics of ABLE accounts and how they work.
Read MoreDental Health Concerns For People With Disabilities
In this EP Magazine article, Bonnie Ivers, M.A., Psy.D., explores why oral health is one of the most unmet healthcare needs for individuals with disabilities.
Read MoreDon’t let Illinois slide backward on disability services
In his Northwest Herald op-ed, Josh Evans of IARF urges state leaders to delay cuts to DSP service hours to protect progress on wages and workforce stability and ensure continued...
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Where Compassion Meets Skill: The Power of Direct Support Professionals
Read MoreTurning Passion into Opportunity: Inside Little City’s Employment First Program
Discover how Little City’s Employment First Program uses customized employment to help people with disabilities turn passions into meaningful careers and independence.
Read MoreThey Deserve More: Advocacy Continues to Protect Illinois Disability Services
The fight for fair funding and stronger support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is far from over.
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Illinois lawmakers discuss how to best spend dollars on mental and behavioral health services
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What we know about services in Illinois for people with IDD with co-occurring mental or behavioral health disabilities
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Seeing the Unseen
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