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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Mundelein Park & Recreation District

Provides year-round recreation programs and services for children, teens, and adults with special needs and disabilities.

Music Speaks Therapy

Serves and educates communities on the research-based health profession of music therapy while making quality music therapy accessible to all individuals who could benefit from it, regardless of their situation,...

My Life My Home

Operates CILA homes while implementing person-centered planning, by which services within the home are developed based off of the choices and needs of each individual.

My Next Move

Provides employment services for those looking to start their career.

NAMI Illinois

We offer support, guidance and understanding to anyone concerned about mental health and the treatment of mental illness.

Naperville Park District

Provides fun, engaging recreational and social programs, trips, and special events for children, teens, and adults with special needs.

National Alliance of Mental Illness

Works to educate, support, advocate, listen and lead to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their loved ones.

National Association for Down Syndrome

Supports people with Down syndrome through providing families with information and resources to enable them to access and evaluate appropriate services, educating the public, addressing social policy issues and encouraging...

National Council on Disability

National Council on Independent Living

Represents thousands of organizations and individuals including: individuals with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil...