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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South West Special Recreation

Offers year-round quality therapeutic recreation programs and services for individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.

Southeastern Residential Alternatives, Inc.

Provides residential support services to adults with developmental disabilities including individualized skills training, recreational activities and community integration.

SPAN Parent Advocacy Network

Provides healthcare transition training and resources to youth and young adults with IDDs, ages 12-26, their families and the professionals who serve them.

Sparc

Provides assessment, resume preparation, job seeking skills, individual job development, job leads and placement for people with any type of disability.

Special Children’s Charities

Develops and funds a wide range of recreational, educational and social activities that encourage physical and mental health for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Special Considerations

Provide a seamless and comprehensive plan to remove the financial and emotional burdens created by unexpected loss through end of life planning for the special needs community.

Special Needs Alliance

Provides attorneys, resources, counsel and education individuals with disabilities and their families need to live good lives.

Special OIympics

Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Special Recreation Association Network of Illinois

Connects individuals with disabilities throughout Illinois with community-based therapeutic recreation programs and services.

Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County

Provides recreation programs and services to individuals with special needs or disabilities, and their families