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Special Needs Trusts: Your Questions Answered

A Special Needs Trust can help protect benefits while supporting your loved one’s future. Learn how it works, types of trusts, and when to set one up.

What the Proposed FY27 Illinois Budget Means for the IDD Community

Illinois’ proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes several updates that impact people with IDD, their families, and providers. Here’s a breakdown.

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.

Able Today Webinar

An introduction to the basics of ABLE accounts and how they work.

Dental 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.

Don’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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EP News

Where Compassion Meets Skill: The Power of Direct Support Professionals

Turning 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.

They 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.

University of Chicago

What we know about services in Illinois for people with IDD with co-occurring mental or behavioral health disabilities