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

Soul Harbour Ranch

Provides therapy animals for comfort, healing and improved well-being while advocating for Animal Therapy Standards of Excellence.

South Chicago Parents & Friends

Provides instruction in self-care skills, motor skills, adult daily living skills, communication, computer training, academic skills and job training.

South Suburban Special Recreation Association

Provides individuals with disabilities or special needs the opportunity to be involved in year-round recreation.

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 Ed Resource.com

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