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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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

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The UN Focal Point on Disability promotes the rights and advancement of persons with disabilities by supporting intergovernmental bodies, implementing international disability standards, mainstreaming disability in development agendas, and co-chairing...