ARC Community Support Systems
www.arc-css.org
Assists people with disabilities through advocacy, support, training, employment and housing opportunities in Central Illinois.

Autism Epicenter
http://www.autismepicenter.com
Resource for parents dealing with autism.

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org
Autism resource web site.

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org
Advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates
http://www.copaa.net
An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.

Designs For Change
www.designsforchange.org
Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities.

Disability.gov
www.disability.gov
Serving as a catalyst for major improvements in the public schools serving the 50 largest cities in the country, with a particular emphasis on Chicago.

Disability Resource
http://www.disabilityresources.org
The Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) guide to Disability resources on the internet.

Division of Specialized Care for Children
http://www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc
administered by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) is the Illinois Title V agency that provides care coordination for families and children with special health care needs.

ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.eric.ed.gov

Family Resource Center on Disabilities
www.frcd.org
A Coalition of Parents and Professional Organizations, Serving the 8 counties around Chicago.

Family Support Network of Illinois
http://www.familysupportnetwork.org
Information about family support in Illinois.

GovBenefits
www.govbenefits.gov
Will help the public identify federal programs designed to help them.

IATP Tech Connect
http://www.iltech.org/
A site to help you find the right technology . . .  
technology that lets you learn, work and play with greater independence.

Illinois Autism/PDD Training and Technical Assistance Project
www.illinoisautismproject.org
The Illinois Autism/PDD Training and Technical Assistance Project is an Illinois State Board of Education initiative which provides training and technical assistance focused on educating students with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).

Illinois  Early Childhood Intervention Clearinghouse Lending Library
 www.eiclearinghouse.org
The Illinois Early Childhood Intervention Clearinghouse has a large lending library devoted to the topic of child development and disabilities.

Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy
http://gac.state.il.us
The Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission is an executive state agency created to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities. By providing legal representation, investigating complaints of rights violations and providing state guardianship for Illinois' population with disabilities, the Commission has given voice to those who have previously gone unheard.

Illinois Federation of Families (IFF)
www.iffcmh.net
IFF is a not-for-profit corporation organized for families of children with emotional, behavioral, and mental disorders. IFF’s mission is to improve, expand, and individualize services to children, young adults, and their families by providing: support, education, training, and advocacy.

Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach
http://morgan.k12.il.us/isd/outreach_services.html

Illinois State Board of Education
www.isbe.net

Illinois TASH
http://www.tash.org/chapters/illinois/
Mission is to advocate and promote equity, diversity and quality of life for people with disabilities, their families and friends.

Independent Living Research Utilization
www.ilru.org  
Obtain a list of the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in your state or city. CILs must provide services to persons with all types of disabilities and all age groups.

Job Accommodation Network
www.jan.wvu.edu/english/homeus.htm
Provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the ADA.

Least Restrictive Environment Clearinghouse
http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/lre.htm
Provide information and resources for parents and teachers to increase their knowledge about how students with disabilities can be successfully integrated and educated in regular classroom settings.

Mothers From Hell 2
http://www.mothersfromhell2.org
Parent advocates.

My Child Without Limits
http://www.mychildwithoutlimits.org
Comprehensive informational and social networking resource for families of children ages 0-5 with developmental disabilities.

National Program Office on Self-Determination
www.self-determination.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center
www.naric.com
Collects and disseminates the results of federally funded research projects.

Protected Tomorrows
www.ProtectedTomorrows.com
An estate planning and future planning for persons with disabilities.

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
www.resna.org or call 703-524-6696
Better known as RESNA, they can provide a wealth of assistive technology-related information and resources in your specific area.

The National Fragile X Foundation
www.fragilex.org
Information and resource site for Fragile X syndrome, a hereditary condition which causes a wide range of mental impairment, from mild learning disabilities to severe mental retardation.

STARNET Regions I and III
www.wiu.edu/users/starnet/about/index.php
STARNET Region II
www.thecenterweb.org/starnet
STARNET Region IV
http://roe.stclair.k12.il.us/starnet 
STARNET Region V
http://oism.cps.k12.il.us/dept_oss_pd.shtml
STARNET Region VI
www.swcccase.org/starnet
Illinois STARNET provides a variety of opportunities for personal and professional growth for those who touch the lives of young children, ages birth through eight, with an emphasis on children with special needs. STARNET supports family-centered, researched and effective practices in early childhood education and care.

Reed Martin - Special Education Law & Advocacy Strategies
www.reedmartin.com
The website where parents, advocates, attorneys and school personnel come for accurate answers to questions with strategies to secure your child's rights!

OSEP- Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

OSERS - Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

OCR - Office of Civil Rights
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org
NICHCY is the national information center that provides information on specific disabilities and disability-related issues.

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
http://www.pacer.org
PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families. Legislative issues, transition from school to work, emotional and behavior disorders.

Project CHOICES
www.projectchoices.org
Project CHOICES is a "least restrictive environment" initiative funded by the Illinois State Board of Education. There are two components to the Project: CHOICES, which supports school-age children; and Early CHOICES, which supports preschool-age children.

The Down Syndrome Educational Trust
http://www.downsed.org
Research information on development and education of individuals with Down Syndrome.

The Institute on Disability and Human Development
http://www.idhd.org
Promotes the independence, productivity and inclusion of people with disabilities into all aspects of society.  IDHD works together with Equip for Equality and the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities to make up Illinois' DD network

The National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org
Information on Down Syndrome and advocacy.

Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
Morton, IL
www.hoidsa.org 

Read • Write • Think
http://www.readwritethink.org
Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. Lessons on ponemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary.

Special Ed Law
http://www.specialedlaw.net
SpecialEdLaw.net is a multidisciplinary internet resource for parents of special needs children, as well as attorneys, special education administrators, teachers, psychologists, and others with a need for information relating to Special Education law.

TASH
http://www.tash.org
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.

Illinois Transition Planning Committees:

TPC Name:  Madison County
Counties Served: Madison, Jersey
Chair(s):  Kay Hymel - 618-656-7100 - khymel@ccusd7.org
                  Lisa Biciocchi - 618-656-7100 - lbiciocchi@ccusd7.org

TPC Name:  Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
Counties Served: Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair
Chair(s):  Craig Mentzer - 618-236-7957 - craig@ddsme.org
                  Carol Hechenberger - 618-656-7100 x20253- carol.hechenberger@illinois.gov

TPC Name:  Southern County
Counties Served: Johnson, Alexander, Massac, Pulaski, Union
Chair(s):  Nancy Turini - 618-634-2200 - Nancy.Turini@illinois.gov
                  Sandy Miller - 618-833-8002- smiller@roe.k12.il.us
 
TPC Name:  Macon, Piatt
Counties Served: Macon, Piatt
Chair(s):  Debbie Porter - 217-428-5073 - debbie.ucp@springnet1.com

TPC Name:  Jacksonville West Central
Counties Served: Morgan, Brown, Scott, Cass, Greene, Calhoun, Schuyler, Macoupin
Chair(s):  INACTIVE

TPC Name:  TPC of Coles County
Counties Served: Coles
Chair(s):  Carla Neal - 217-235-3154 - Carla.neal@illinois.gov
                  
TPC Name:  Quincy
Counties Served: Adams, Pike
Chair(s):  Peggy Steinkamp - 217-224-3770 x260  - steinkpe@aps.org
                  
TPC Name:  WOVSED
Counties Served: Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline, White, Wayne, Wabash, Edwards
Chair(s):  Gayle Hefner - 618-265-3267 - glhefner@wovsed.white.k12.il.us
              Bethany Scates - 618-265-3267 -bscates@wovsed.white.k12.il.us  

TPC Name:  MidState
Counties Served:  Fayette, Bond
Chair(s):  Joyce Carman - 618-283-4797 - carman@midstatespec.org
                  Crystal Lawler- 618-283-4797- crystal@midstatespec.org
                  Christy Meyer - 618-283-4797 - Christy.meyer@midstatespec.org

TPC Name:  Clinton, Marion, Washington
Counties Served: Clinton, Marion, Washington
Chair(s):  Kathy Murphy - 618-235-5304 - Kathy.Murphy@illinois.gov
                  Chris Toennies- 618-526-8800- christ@commlink.org

TPC Name:  South Eastern, IL
Counties Served: Richland, Crawford, Lawrence, Jasper
Chair(s):  Anita Race- 618-395-2147 - Anita.Race@illinois.gov
                  Susan Vaughn - 618-455-3396 x229- svaughn@roe12.net

TPC Name:  Springfield/SAS Ed Central Area
Counties Served: Sangamon, Menard, Cass, Logan
Chair(s):  Carolyn Thorpe - 217-523-2587 - youth@scil.org
                  
TPC Name:  Champaign County
Counties Served: Champaign
Chair(s):  Aletha Alexander - 217-278-3500
                  Jim Mayer - 217-892-8877 x66

TPC Name:  Bloomington, McLean County
Counties Served: McLean
Chair(s):  Jane Collins - 309-888-6886 - collinsjm@unit5.org
                  Debbie Anderson - Andersondeb@district87.org
                  Vicky Ortega - Vicky@cisagroup.org

TPC Name:  VASE
Counties Served: Vermilion
Chair(s):  Lucia Stegemeyer - 217-442-0416 - http://www.vermiliontpc.com
                  Lori Burnett - 217-444-1582- lbur@danville.k12.il.us

TPC Name:  Livingston County
Counties Served: Livingston
Chair(s):  Pamela Posey - Livingston County Special Services, 920 Custer Ave., Pontiac, IL  61764
                  Caryl McCoy - Livingston County Special Services, 920 Custer Ave., Pontiac, IL  61764

TPC Name:  Knox/Warren
Counties Served: Knox, Warren
Chair(s):  Sue O'Flaherty - 309-343-2143 - soflaherty@galesburg205.org

TPC Name:  DeKalb County
Counties Served: DeKalb
Chair(s):  Barb King - 815-899-9447 - Barbking427@yahoo.com
                  Ann Wilson- 815-825-2086- awilson@kishwaukeecollege.edu

TPC Name:  Kankakee County
Counties Served: Kankakee
Chair(s):  Penny Sylvester - 815-802-5605 - Penny-Sylvester@ksd111.org
                  
TPC Name:  Illinois Valley
Counties Served: Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, LaSalle
Chair(s):  Dawn Roalson - 815-433-6433 - droalson@lease-sped.org
                  Kristin Smith- 815-875-2645

TPC Name:  Central, IL
Counties Served: Peoria, Woodford, Tazewell, Mason
Chair(s):  Jim Simpkins- 309-686-3300 - jims@cwtc.org

TPC Name:  Winnebago TPC
Counties Served: Winnebago
Chair(s):  Lynn Shattuck -  L.Shattuck@rockvalleycollege.edu
                  Barbara Grimaudo - mindsetacresade@gmail.com

TPC Name:  Northwest
Counties Served: Jo Davies, Carroll, Stephenson
Chair(s):  Cindy Rackow- 815-233-1128 - Crackow@rampcil.org
                  Amy Stowe - astowe@uic.edu

TPC Name:  Quad Cities/Tri-County
Counties Served: Henry, Mercer, Stark, Rock Island
Chair(s):  Kym Vandygriss - 309-843-8965 - Tvandygr@molineschools.org
                  Katherine Griffith - 309-788-4300- kegriffi@uic.edu

TPC Name:  Boone County
Counties Served: Boone
Chair(s):  Jennifer Jacky - 815-544-8404 - jjacky@rampcil.org

TPC Name:  Mid-South
Counties Served: Williamson, Jefferson, Franklin, Perry, Jackson
Chair(s):  Cathy Overturf - 618-439-4334 - Cathy.Overturf@illinois.gov
                                    
TPC Name:  Montgomery/Macoupin
Counties Served: Montgomery, Macoupin
Chair(s):  Laura Snyder - 217-556-9857 (cell) - Laura.snyder@midstatespec.org
                  
TPC Name:  Western Regional
Counties Served: Fulton, McDonough
Chair(s):  Brian Davenport - 309-833-4575 - Brian.Davenport@illinois.gov
                  Jim Armstrong - 309-837-3911- Jarmstrong@wcisec.org

TPC Name:  Sauk Valley
Counties Served: Whiteside, Lee
Chair(s):  Carlos A. Munoz - 815-625-7860 x13 - carlos@nicil.org
                  Jacki Madunic - jamaduni@uic.edu

TPC Name:  Christian Region
Counties Served: Taylorville, Pana, Morrisonville, Edinburg, Nokomis, South Forte
Chair(s):  Courtney Williams - 217-824-2268 - cwilliams@taylorvilleschools.com
                  
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Illinois
http://www.ucpillinois.org
Services information on Cerebral Palsy and other severe disabilities.

US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov

US Department of Justice
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm (simplified version via www.ada.gov)
The US Department of Justice site is organized for greater ease in locating documents and updates as well as additional links to other related programs and activities at the federal level related to the ADA.

Wrights Law
www.wrightslaw.com
Up-to-date information about advocacy for children with disabilities.

A source for information on specific disabilities
www.healthopedia.com 

Equip for Equality
www.equipforequality.org

ARC of Illinois
www.thearcofil.org 

Reed Martin
www.reedmartin.com 

Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.state.il.us/agency/icdd 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
www.nami.org/