Illinois State Resources (continued)

Other Disability Organizations

Kathy O'Brien, Resource Director
Pathways Awareness Foundation
150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
(800) 955-2445 (800) 326-8154 (TTY)
E-mail: friends@pathwaysawareness.org
Web: www.pathwaysawareness.org

Jo Holzer, Executive Director
Council for Disability Rights
30 E. Adams, Suite 1130
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 444-9484; (312) 444-1967 (TTY)
Web: www.disabilityrights.org

Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (ISAC)
Elizabeth Hanselmen, Acting Assistant Superintendent for Special Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First Street, N-243
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-4870
E-mail: ehanselm@isbe.net
Web: http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/isac.htm

Kathy Trowbridge, Director
VSA arts of Illinois
P.O. Box 328
Washington, IL 61571
(309) 745-9419
E-mail: Info@VSAartsIL.org
Web: www.vsaartsil.org/

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org