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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment statistics

U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education ensures access to quality education for all students, including early childhood, K-12, higher education, and special education programs that promote lifelong success.

UCP Center for Disability Services

Provides individuals with IDD innovative, compassionate, and comprehensive programs, such as therapeutic day school, community day services, home-based services, and in-home respite care.

UCP Seguin

Provides innovative, person-centered services and supports that individuals with IDDs and their families need.

UI Health – Lifespan Disability Clinic

Offers comprehensive, disability-inclusive primary care for both children and adults with a wide range of physical,IDD, including complex, multifaceted conditions.

UIC – Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)

Provides free care coordination for families of children and youth with special healthcare needs in Illinois, specializing in developmental/intellectual disabilities.

UIC: Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic

Providing family-centered, culturally competent comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

UIC: Disability and Human Development Program

Advancing the lives of people with disabilities and their families around the world.

UIC: The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)

Partners with families and communities to help children and youth with special healthcare needs connect to services and resources.

Understanding Special Education in Illinois

Helps parents, teachers, administrators and others to learn about the educational rights of children who receive special education and related services