Resources

Resources, easily accessible, so you can navigate the IDD landscape. Use the search and filter below to link to other agency sites, research or articles to find the exact type of resource you and your family need.

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Advocacy

211 Illinois

Provides family support services for adults, seniors and children with disabilities.

21st Century Dads

Provides family support services for fathers raising children with special needs.

AARP – Family Support

Provides family and financial support for families with adult children with disabilities in need of financial planning.

Advocacy Unlocked LLC

At Advocacy Unlocked, our mission is to empower families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to navigate the special education system successfully.

Association House of Chicago

Supports people with IDDs through life skills education, respite care and home-based and residential support.

Best Buddies International

Secures jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Brain Injury Association of Illinois

Provides a call center, education, programs and services to individuals who have sustained a brain injury, their caregivers, rehabilitation professionals and the community at large.

Caritas Family Solutions

Works to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of vulnerable people of all ages through comprehensive services including residential programs and foster care/adoption.

CCAR Industires

Serves individuals with disabilities in their homes, in the community and at work through individual care and inclusive community support.

Center For Enriched Living (CEL)

CEL provides valuable programs and services for teens , adults, and seniors with IDD, making inclusion a lived experience.