| Official State Web Site |
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| Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
| www.state.il.us/ |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First Street, N-243 |
| Springfield IL 62777-0001 |
| (217) 782-4870 |
| ehanselm@isbe.net |
| www.isbe.net/spec-ed/ |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. 1st Street |
| Springfield IL 62777 |
| (217) 782-5053 |
| www.isbe.net |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Bureau of Early Intervention
Department of Human Services
222 S. College, 2nd Floor |
| Springfield IL 62704 |
| (800) 323-4769 (in IL only) |
| (217) 782-1981 |
| janet.gully@illinois.gov |
| www.dhs.state.il.us/ei |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Division of Early Childhood Education
100 N. First Street, C-428 |
| Springfield IL 62777-0001 |
| (217) 524-4835 |
| hhenders@isbe.net |
| www.isbe.net |
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| On Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center
PBIS Network
335 N. LaGrange Road, Suite 4 |
| LaGrange Park IL 60526 |
| (708) 482-4860 |
| lewrapil@aol.com |
| www.pbisillinois.org |
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| Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street, M/C N253 |
| Springfield IL 62777-0001 |
| (217) 782-5589 |
| www.isbe.net/spec-ed |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First Street |
| Springfield IL 62777-0001 |
| (217) 782-4620 |
| www.isbe.net |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
319 E. Madison, Suite 4N |
| Springfield IL 62701 |
| (217) 524-7065 |
| www.state.il.us/agency/dhs
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
830 S. Spring Street |
| Springfield IL 62704 |
| (217) 782-9696 (V/TTY) |
| www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/ |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Illinois Client Assistance Program
100 N. First Street, 1st Floor West |
| Springfield IL 62702-5197 |
| (800) 641-3929 (voice/tty, in-state only) |
| (217) 782-5375 |
| www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=37637 |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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Division of Specialized Care for Children
University of Illinois at Chicago
3135 Old Jacksonville Road
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| Springfield IL 62704-6488 |
| (217) 558-2350 |
| www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/ |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Illinois All Kids
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
201 S. Grand Avenue East |
| Springfield IL 62763-0002 |
| (800) 226-0768 |
| hfswebmaster@illinois.gov |
| www.allkids.com |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind |
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| Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 5-300 |
| Chicago IL 60601 |
| (312) 814-2939 |
| (312) 814-3040 |
| www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29975 |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 526-0857 (V) |
| (800) 526-0844 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 526-6690 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Bureau of the Blind
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 5-300 |
| Chicago IL 60601 |
| (312) 814-3323 |
| www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29974 |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Department of Rural Education
Southern Illinois Regional Office
Illinois State Board of Education
123 S. Tenth Street, Suite 200 |
| Mt Vernon IL 62864 |
| (618) 244-8383 |
| www.isbe.state.il.us |
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 |
| Chicago IL 60608 |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) |
| gldbtac@uic.edu |
| www.adagreatlakes.org
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Institute on Disability and Human Development
Department of Disability and Human Development
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 W. Roosevelt Road |
| Chicago IL 60608 |
| (312) 413-1647 (V) |
| (312) 413-0453 (TTY) |
| mrizzo@uic.edu |
| www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Illinois Assistive Technology Program
1 W. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 100 |
| Springfield IL 62701 |
| (800) 852-5110 (V/TTY, in IL only) |
| (217) 522-7985 (V/TTY) |
| wgunther@iltech.org |
| www.iltech.org |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Special Education Services
100 N. First Street, N-253 |
| Springfield IL 62777 |
| (217) 782-5589 |
| scolegro@isbe.net |
| www.isbe.net/spec-ed |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Illinois State Library
Talking Book and Braille Service
401 E. Washington |
| Springfield IL 62701 |
| (800) 665-5576 ext. 5 (in IL) |
| (217) 782-9435 |
| (888) 261-5280 (TTY) |
| sruda@ilsos.net |
| www.ilbph.org |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| www.chadd.org |
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Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
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| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind Information Center
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Illinois
P.O. Box 64420 |
| Chicago IL 60664-0420 |
| (800) 699-6443 |
| (312) 726-5699 |
| info@biail.org |
| www.biail.org |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Epilepsy Resource Center
(serving central Illinois)
232 Brun Lane |
| Springfield IL 62702 |
| (800) 800-6401 |
| 217) 726-1839 (V/TTY) |
| llobue@spfldsparc.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois
10101 S. Roberts Road, Suite 205 |
| Palos Hills IL 60465 |
| (708) 430-7532 |
| LDAOFIL@ameritech.net |
| www.ldail.org |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health America of Illinois
70 East Lake Street, Suite 900 |
| Chicago IL 60601 |
| (312) 368-9070 |
| cwoz@mhai.org |
| www.mhai.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association
230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 400 |
| Chicago IL 60611-3265 |
| (312) 644-0828, ext. 5219 |
| ckeillor@bostrom.com |
| www.ishail.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Illinois Spina Bifida Association
8765 W. Higgins Road, Suite 403 |
| Chicago IL 60631 |
| (800) 969-4722 |
| (773) 444-0305 |
| sbail@sbail.org |
| www.sbail.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Room 300 |
| Chicago IL 60604 |
| (800) 952-4199 (In IL) |
| (312) 939-3513 |
| frcdptiil@ameritech.net |
| www.frcd.org |
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| Family Matters
Parent Training and Information Center
1901 S. 4th Street, Suite 209 |
| Effingham IL 62401 |
| (866) 436-7842, ext. 116 |
| (217) 347-5428 (V/TTY) |
| deinhorn@fmptic.org |
| www.fmptic.org |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Family Resource Center on Disabilities
20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 300 |
| Chicago IL 60604 |
| (800) 952-4199 (In IL) |
| (312) 939-3513 |
| frcdptiil@ameritech.net |
| www.frcd.org |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
901 S. Spring Street |
| Springfield IL 62704-2790 |
| (800) 877-9617 |
| (217) 528-9617 |
| il_office@pta.org |
| www.illinoispta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Independent Living |
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| To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (713) 520-0232 (V) |
| (713) 520-5136 (TTY) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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